Joe Knox, 1888–1956 (aged 68 years)
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- Joe /Knox/
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- Joe
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- Knox
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- /周/英彥
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- 英彥
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- 周
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- Gam Hong /Lee/
- Given names
- Gam Hong
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- Lee
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- /周/華嶽
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- 名
- Given names
- 華嶽
- Surname
- 周
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Adoptive parents: ZhouXiaoLian + … … Adoption: Adopted by father |
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Death of a paternal grandmother
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23rd President of the United States
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Death of a paternal grandfather
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24th President of the United States
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Chinese Conflicts
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Note: Source citation: First Sino Japanese War Wikipedia
Note: This conflict represented failure of the Qing dynasty's military modernization versus Imperial Japan Meiji Restoration's military advancement. The result was ceding of Taiwan and Korea to Japan. |
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25th President of the United States
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Chinese Conflicts
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Note: Source citation: Boxer Rebellion Wikipedia
Note: An anti-foreigner rebellion of Chinese peasants and eventually the Qing empire against a consortium of western and Japanese troops. |
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26th President of the United States
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27th President of the United States
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China Government/Dynasties
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Note: Source citation: Qing Dynasty Wikipedia
Note: 2nd foreign dynasty to rule China—Unlike the Mongols however, the Manchu adopted Chinese dress and customs. However, they did force men to wear the queue. Neo-Confucianism was made the official doctrine, demanding loyalty to the emperor, but Chinese culture was preserved and Chinese were excluded only from the very senior court positions. Increasing European trade causedforeign powers divide China into spheres of influence. The Boxer uprising caused the downfall of this last dynasty. source |
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Death of a father
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Chinese American Events
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Note: Public birth records were destroyed in the subsequent fire, which allowed a new opportunity for Chinese to claim American citizenship.
Note: Source citation: The Great San Francisco Earthquake Wikipedia |
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28th President of the United States
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Global conflict
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Note: Source citation: World War One Wikipedia
Note: China's contribution to World War One |
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29th President of the United States
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Birth of a daughter
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30th President of the United States
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Birth of a son
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31st President of the United States
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Chinese American Events
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Note: Source citation: Tong Wars Wikipedia
Note: These started as conflicts between clans and sensationalized by American media as gang and turf urban warfare. |
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Chinese Conflicts
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Note: Source citation: Mukden Incident Wikipedia
Note: Imperial Japan starts to subjugate Manchuria for natural resources and living space. Japan wanted a Great Britan like empire calling it the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Japan's defeat to the Soviet during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol set the stage for the Japan's Pearl Harbor attack and war with the United States. |
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32nd President of the United States
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World Conflict
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Note: Source citation: Attack on Pearl Harbor Wikipedia
Note: The date the United States enters WW2. |
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Death of a mother
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Chinese American Events
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Note: An official act legalizing discrimination against Chinese in the United States. Poster: 'Chinese Must Go'.
Note: Source citation: Chinese Exclusion Act Wikipedia |
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33rd President of the United States
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Chinese Conflicts
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Note: Source citation: Second Sino Japanese War (WW@) Wikipedia
Note: Some historians consider this the true start of World War Two. Japan's attempt to conquer China, after subjugating Manchukuo. |
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China Government/Dynasties
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Note: Source citation: Republic of China Wikipedia |
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Economic
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Note: Source citation: Great Depression Wikipedia
Note: Worldwide economic downturn. |
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Global Conflict
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Note: Source citation: World War Two Wikipedia
Note: Western world's time period for World War II. |
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Chinese American Events
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Note: Source citation: McCarthyism Wikipedia
Note: An example of memes and slogans during this time was 'better dead than red' and the Domino theory |
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Chinese American Events
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Note: Another example of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.
Note: Source citation: Internment of Japanese Americans Wikipedia |
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Chinese Conflicts
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Note: Source citation: Communist Nationalist Civil War Wikipedia
Note: This represented the defeat and withdrawal of the Kuomintang to Taiwan by Mao Zedong |
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China Government/Dynasties
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Note: Source citation: Peoples Republic of China Wikipedia |
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34th President of the United States
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Chinese American Conflicts
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Note: Source citation: Korean War Wikipedia |
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American Conflicts
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Note: Source citation: Vietnam_War Wikipedia |
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Chinese Events
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Note: The wanton distruction of Chinese clan genealogy documents along with cultural relics by the Red Guards made tracing Chinese Americans family heritage even harder. This represented Mao Zedong' s attempt to regain local control of China.
Note: Source citation: Cultural Revolution Wikipedia |
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American INS program
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Note: Source citation: Chinese Confession Program Wikipedia
Note: A program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service allowing reconciliation of the illegal entry status of paper sons. This caused much fear and distrust among the Chinese American population. The number of participants were less than initially predicted. |
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Death of a father
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Adoption of a daughter
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Adoptive parents: Joe Knox + Maggie Knox Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
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Death
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Ancestral clan
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Lung Tau Huan-龙头环(龍頭環)
Type: Ancestral Clan Village starting in Guangdong/Zhongshan Note: 17世/generation from initiation of the village |
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黃 氏
1863–1943
Birth: 1863 — China Death: August 18, 1943 — Zhongshan, Guangdong, China |
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周毓彥
1879–1961
Birth: August 30, 1879 — Zhongshan, Guangdong, China Death: 1961 |
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9 years
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