Gary Lim, 1937–1987 (aged 49 years)
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- Gary /Lim/
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- Gary
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- Lim
| Birth | about November 1937 |
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| Occupation | Electrical Engineer |
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| Chinese American Events | Chinese Exclusion Act from May 9, 1882 to 1943 (aged 5 years)Source:
Note: An official act legalizing discrimination against Chinese in the United States. [Poster: 'Chinese Mu… An official act legalizing discrimination against Chinese in the United States. Poster: 'Chinese Must Go'. |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 7 years) |
| Chinese Conflicts | Second Sino-Japanese War from July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945 (aged 7 years)Source:
Note: Some historians consider this the true start of World War Two. Japan's attempt to conquer China, aft… Some historians consider this the true start of World War Two. Japan's attempt to conquer China, after subjugating Manchukuo. |
| China Government/Dynasties | Republic of China from 1912 to 1949 (aged 11 years)Source:
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| World Conflict | Attack on Pearl Harbor from December 7, 1941 (aged 4 years)Source:
Note: The date the United States enters WW2. |
| Global Conflict | World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 7 years)Source:
Note: Western world's time period for World War II. |
| Chinese American Events | Internment of Japanese Americans from February 19, 1942 to March 20, 1946 (aged 8 years)Source:
Note: Another example of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States. |
| Chinese Conflicts | Chinese Communist/Kuomintang Civil War from August 10, 1945 to December 7, 1949 (aged 12 years)Source:
Note: This represented the defeat and withdrawal of the Kuomintang to Taiwan by Mao Zedong |
| China Government/Dynasties | People's Republic of China 1949 (aged 11 years)Source:
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| Chinese American Events | McCarthyism from 1940 to 1950 (aged 12 years)Source:
Note: An example of memes and slogans during this time was 'better dead than red' and the [Domino theory](… An example of memes and slogans during this time was 'better dead than red' and the Domino theory |
| 34th President of the United States | Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 15 years) |
| Chinese American Conflicts | Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 (aged 15 years)Source:
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| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 23 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 26 years) |
| American INS program | Chinese Confession Program from 1956 to 1965 (aged 27 years)Source:
Note: A program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service allowing reconciliation of the illegal entry… 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. |
| 37th President of the United States | Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 31 years) |
| 38th President of the United States | Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 (aged 36 years) |
| American Conflicts | Vietnam War from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 (aged 37 years)Source:
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| Chinese Events | Cultural Revolution from 1949 to 1976 (aged 38 years)Source:
Note: The wanton distruction of Chinese clan genealogy documents along with cultural relics by the Red Gua… 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. |
| 39th President of the United States | Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 (aged 39 years) |
| 40th President of the United States | Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 43 years) |
| Death | about 1987 (aged 49 years) |
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