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Nora Sun

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Nora Sun (Sun Sui-fen)
孫穗芬
Born
Eleanora Caroline Sun[1]

(1937-08-06)August 6, 1937
DiedJanuary 29, 2011(2011-01-29) (aged 73)
Taipei, Republic of China
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
SpouseCapt. C.W. "Connie" Seigrist (孫康威) (divorced)
ChildrenSteven Sun Seigrist (孫忠仁)
Jeffrey Lloyd Seigrist (孫忠傑)
Alan Daniel Seigrist (孫忠偉)
Parent(s)Sun Fo and Rosa Lam
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫穗芬
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūn Suìfēn

Nora Sun (Chinese: 孫穗芬; August 6, 1937 – January 29, 2011) was a Chinese-American diplomat, businesswoman, and daughter of Sun Fo with Shanghai property developer Rosa Lam/Lan Yi, and granddaughter of Republic of China founder Sun Yat-sen. She was the founder of the Hong Kong–based Nora Sun Associates and a longtime resident of Shanghai, San Francisco, and Hong Kong.[2] Chinese-American entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan called Sun a "Sino-US trade matchmaker".[3]

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Death

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On January 1, 2011, Sun was involved in a traffic collision which caused her serious injury. She was traveling at Jianguo Overpass on the way to Taoyuan International Airport when the car she was riding was hit by another car coming from the opposite side of the highway. The accident injured her chest and abdomen. She was then treated at Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital [zh] but died on January 29, 2011.[10]

Book

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  • 沈飞德; Shen, Feide (2002). 民国第一家: 孙中山的亲属与后裔 [The first republican house: Sun Yat-sen's relatives and descendants]. Shanghai: 上海人民出版社. ISBN 978-7208040489.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Areddy, James T. (January 31, 2011). "Champion of Chinese Modernity Dies". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile: Nora Sun". BBC News. October 15, 2010.
  3. ^ [图文] 孙中山先生的婚姻与后代 [Photo: Sun Yat-sen's marriage and offspring]. Netease (in Chinese). October 23, 2009. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Video on YouTube
  5. ^ Follath, Erich (June 29, 2007). "Ten Years After the Return to China: Hong Kong Reinvents Itself, Yet Again". Spiegel Online International. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Halpern, Diane F.; Cheung, Fanny M. (2009). Women at the Top: Powerful Leaders Tell Us How to Combine Work and Family. Wiley. p. 262. ISBN 978-1444305227. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Shen, Feide (September 30, 2002). "In The Shadow of Greatness". China Through a Lens. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "Granddaughter of Sun Yat-sen seriously hurt in crash". Taipei Times. January 2, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Granddaughter of Sun Yat-sen dies after car accident". Taipei Times. January 30, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  10. ^ "Granddaughter of Sun Yat-sen dies after car accident - Taipei Times". January 30, 2011.
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