October 2008 – Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation

Hong Kong: Where a Future Revolutionary Leader was Nurtured

October 28, 2008 admin A Humanities Guide, Research

By Francis Tsui When Dr. Sun Yat-sen was reminiscing about his student days in Hong Kong during one of his visits to Hong Kong University in 1923, he remarked that years ago he "got the revolutionary ideas in this very place, in the colony of Hong...

Educating a Revolutionary: Sun Yat-Sen’s Schooling in Hawaii

October 28, 2008 admin A Humanities Guide, Research

By Alfred L. Castle Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) was the best known revolutionary proponent of a Chinese republic, both in China and abroad. Born of peasant stock near Canton, a cosmopolitan southern section of China, he was a Westernized Chinese. His Westernization had come from his residency and...

Sun Yat-Sen in China’s Heroic Tradition

October 28, 2008 admin A Humanities Guide, Research

By Loretta Pang In a brief autobiography written in 1896, Sun Yat-sen asserted that he revered the sage kings Tang (reigned 1751-1739 BC?) and Wu (reigned 1121-1116 BC) from China's distant past. As a young man, he also admired Hong Xiuchuan (AD 1814-1864), leader of the Taiping Rebellion,...

The “South” in Chinese History

October 28, 2008 admin A Humanities Guide, Research

By D. W. Y .Kwok In Chinese cultural awareness, the "South" is a composite term which acquired complexities and layers of meaning as her cultural geography expanded with the movement of history. Some of these meanings and connotations may be noted for the purposes of this brief...

Sun Yat-Sen and Hawaii

October 28, 2008 admin A Humanities Guide, Research

By William M. Zanella When the Wuchang revolt of Oct. 10, 1911, the military launching of the Xinhai Revolution, broke out, Sun Yat-Sen was in America. He learned of these portentous events by reading about them in a newspaper while traveling by train from Denver to Kansas...

Sixth Visit: March 1910 – May 1910

October 22, 2008 admin His Six Visits to Hawai'i

Immigration approval to admit Sun, March 1910 (Courtesy of National Archives, Pacific Region) "Approval of Immigration Inspector dated March 28, 1910, to admit Dr. Sun based on his Hawaiian birth certificate of 1904." Â Photo of Sun in March 1910 (Courtesy of National Archives, Pacific Region) ...

Fifth Visit: September 1903 – March 1904

October 22, 2008 admin His Six Visits to Hawai'i

Cancelled check #47 Collection of Lum Chee.(Courtesy of Raymond and Yansheng Ma Lum) "Cancelled check dated February 19, 1904, drawn on First Bank of Hilo, to Dr. S. Y. Sun for $158.00, signed by Tom Wai Kim, treasurer of the Chinese Revolutionary Army in Hilo. Dr....

Fourth Visit: January 1896 – June 1896

October 22, 2008 admin His Six Visits to Hawai'i

Certificate of Registration #923, 1 June 1896. Â (Courtesy of Hawai`i State Archives) "Dr. Sun's Certificate of Registration in the National Register of the Republic of Hawai`i"

Third Visit: October 1894 – January 1895

October 22, 2008 admin His Six Visits to Hawai'i

#13 on List from Register of Permits for Chinese Merchants and Travelers, 13 Oct 1894 (Courtesy of Hawaii State Archives) "Register of Permits for Chinese Merchants and Travelers list for October 13, 1894, showing Sun Yat-sen as thirteenth on the list. His brother "S. Ahmi" was guarantor." ...

Second Visit: November 1884 – April 1885

October 22, 2008 admin His Six Visits to Hawai'i

After Sun Mei found out Sun was baptized in Hong Kong he asked Sun Yat-sen to return to Hawaii. Sun Mei had given Sun Yat-sen half of is wealth and registered properties under Sun Yat-senname, hoping his brother would do business with him. During this trip...