(click here to download as PDF) An Afternoon with Sun Yat-sen and Overseas Chinese 相約“孫中山與華僑華人”—文化沙龍與專題放映 Date: Saturday, November 12, 2016 Time: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Venue: Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Ballroom I 2005 Kalia Rd, Honolulu, HI 96815 週六,11月12日 下午3時半-5時半 夏威夷檀香山希爾頓酒店 Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of birth of the founding father of modern China and son of Hawaii Sun Yat-sen, and pay tribute to the overseas Chinese for their indelible contributions to the Chinese revolution. 敬邀您共同慶祝偉大的中國革命先行者孫中山先生誕辰150週年,並致敬為中國革命和現代化事業做出傑出貢獻的海外華僑華人。 This event showcases rare historic photos highlighting Sun Yat-sen’s legendary life, the indispensable roles played by overseas Chinese and the legacies of…
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Lectures on Sun Yat-sen with Musical Performance
(click here to download as PDF) Date: Friday, November 11, 2016 Time: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Venue: See Dai Doo Society 1300 Pali Highway, Suite 300 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 週五,11月11日 下午3時–5時 檀香山四大都會館 Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of birth of the founding father of modern China and son of Hawaii Sun Yat-sen, and pay tribute to the overseas Chinese for their indelible contributions to the Chinese revolution. 敬邀您共同慶祝偉大的中國革命先行者孫中山先生誕辰150週年,並致敬為中國革命和現代化事業做出傑出貢獻的海外華僑華人。 This event revisits Sun Yat-sen and the Provisional Government in 1912 and Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in two talks hosted by scholars and historians from Nanjing, followed…
Read moreHawaii marks Sun Yat-sen’s 150th anniversary
As appeared in China Daily US Edition July 15, 2016 Click here to read the original article in China Daily Chinese across the world will mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen on Nov 12. In Hawaii, where Sun received his teenage education and huge support for his revolution, it is even a more sentimental occasion. Sun first came to Hawaii in 1878 as a 13-year-old boy. He went to Hawaii six times for long and short stays and later became the first president of China’s first republic by overthrowing the decadent Qing Dynasty in 1911….
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Saturday, August 6, 2016, 8:30 – 15:00 Imin Conference Center, Keoni Auditorium University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus Theme of the Forum:Sun Yat-sen’s revolution and his supporters in Hawaii and California Agenda (click to download) (Click buton to register) 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:45 Welcome & opening session (MC:WU Qing, PRC director of the Confucius Institute at UH Manoa) Leland Sun, great grand-son of Sun Yat-sen Pearl Sun Lin, grand-daughter of Sun Yat-sen Rose Sun Tchang, grand-daughter of Sun Yat-sen Warren Luke, Chairman, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation Eddie Flores, Past President, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Ai Duo, Director, Former…
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Thursday May 26, 7:00-9:00pmKeoni Auditorium, East-West CenterUniversity of Hawai’i at Manoa “Singapore’s Sun Yat-sen in Perspective” According to the conceptual framing by the organizers of this Eleventh East-West Philosophers’ Conference, humanity takes up space and has the unique disposition and power to purposefully and qualitatively transform spaces into places with distinctive significance. Sun Yat-sen, being one of the “great men” in the history of humanity who had played a key role in the Republican Revolution of China during the second decade of the twentieth century, had certainly also left his indelible mark on the Chinese continental space inhabited by a…
Read moreExhibition of Photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
The Museum of Dr Sun Yat-sen China, Presents “Exhibition of Photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Hawaii Chinese”September 1-11, 2015 Opening Ceremony on September 1, 2015, 3:30pmUniversity of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (KCC) Lama LibraryOpen to the Public For press coverage in Chinese please click here Click here to download PDF flyer
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US-China Collaboration during WWII The Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation is proud to be a partner of the National Memories Exhibit, featuring photos and stories celebrating the legendary friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and China during WWII. The National Memories exhibit will display over 100 valuable historical photos selected form the National Archives and dissiers in China. The exhibit will also preset images of soliders, medics, and civilians – the many unsung heroes from both countries who were united in a valian cause. For more information please click here to view and download the event PDF.
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together with a Public Forum “Sun Yat-sen, Sun Mei and Hawai‘i 孙中山、孙眉与夏威夷” Photo Exhibit: June 4–14, 2013 State Capitol Building (basement) Forum: June 5, 2013, 3:30–5:30 pm, State Capitol Auditorium Free admission and open to the public. Click here to download program and exhibit details Click here to visit Photo Gallery of event Supporting sponsors are: • Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawai‘i • East-West Center • Center for Chinese Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa • Confucius Institute at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Public Forum, June 5, 2013 “Sun Yat-sen, Sun Mei and Hawai‘i 孙中山、孙眉与夏威夷” Program Emcee:…
Read moreThe Suns link Hawaii with History
Since the middle of the 19th century, many migrant workers from Guangdong, China came to America to make a living. Though they came to work as laborers and farm hands, many who worked hard made good to own properties and businesses. Among them were the Sun brothers, who changed the course of world and made history. The elder brother Sun Mei (Ah Mi) came to Hawaii as a 17 year old farm hand but eventually became one of the richest ranchers in Maui. His brother Sun Yat-sen made use of Hawaii as a revolutionary base, went through 11 failed attempts…
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The Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawai‘i Foundation proudly presents the U.S. Premiere of an Exhibition of Rare Photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen together with a Public Forum “Sun Yat-sen, Sun Mei and Hawai‘i (孙中山、孙眉与夏威夷)” An exhibit of more than 100 rare photographs of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, known as the Father of Modern China, will make its first ever appearance in the United States at an exhibit to be held in Honolulu during the month of June. During his lifetime, Dr. Sun spent more than seven years in Hawai‘i; he has been quoted as having said,“ is is my Hawai‘i . ….
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