Month: January 2019

Coming Soon…… Sun Yat-Sen and Soong Ching Ling Research Room at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Hamilton Library   Hamilton Library holds a research collection of ~500 titles relating to the life and work of revolutionary Chinese leader Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and his wife the philanthropist Soong Ching Ling. Descendants of the Sun family as well as organizations dedicated to carrying on the legacy of Sun and Soong have donated books, materials, artifacts for the Research Room. The Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation and supporters of Sun and Soong are currently raising funds to name the Research Room in…

People in Hawai‘i say that the islands have birthed two presidents—Sun Yat-sen of China and Barack Obama of the U.S.—so that Hawai‘i can be said to have influenced not only the West but also the East.  This observation reflects on the inclusiveness of Hawai‘i’s multicultural society, which is like that of the Pacific Ocean surrounding it, encompassing as it does an infinite number of living creatures and their activities. Hawai‘i has a special significance for Sun Yat-sen. In June, 1879, the 13-year old Sun first arrived in Hawai‘i, relying on support from his older brother Sun Mei who was making…