Charles Link, 1900–1970 (aged 70 years)
- Name
- Charles /Link/
- Given names
- Charles
- Surname
- Link
| Birth | about 1900 |
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| Chinese Conflicts | Boxer Rebellion from November 2, 1899 to September 7, 1901 (aged 1 year)Source:
Note: An anti-foreigner rebellion of Chinese peasants and eventually the Qing empire against a consortium… An anti-foreigner rebellion of Chinese peasants and eventually the Qing empire against a consortium of western and Japanese troops. |
| 26th President of the United States | Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901 (aged 1 year) |
| Chinese American Events | 1906 San Francisco earthquake April 18, 1906 (aged 6 years)Source:
Note: Public birth records were destroyed in the subsequent fire, which allowed a new opportunity for Chin… Public birth records were destroyed in the subsequent fire, which allowed a new opportunity for Chinese to claim American citizenship. |
| 27th President of the United States | William Howard Taft March 4, 1909 (aged 9 years) |
| China Government/Dynasties | Qing or Ching or Manchu Dynasty from 1636 to 1912 (aged 12 years)Source:
Note: 2nd foreign dynasty to rule China—Unlike the Mongols however, the Manchu adopted Chinese dress and c… 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 |
| 28th President of the United States | Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913 (aged 13 years) |
| Global conflict | World War I from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (aged 18 years)Source:
Note: China's [contribution to World War One](https://bacgg.org/index.php/resources/#ww1 ) |
| 29th President of the United States | Warren G Harding March 4, 1921 (aged 21 years) |
| 30th President of the United States | Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 (aged 23 years) |
| 31st President of the United States | Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 29 years) |
| Birth of a son | Brian Vedwyn Link June 8, 1929 (aged 29 years) |
| Chinese American Events | Tong Wars from 1800 to 1930 (aged 30 years)Source:
Note: These started as conflicts between clans and sensationalized by American media as gang and turf urba… These started as conflicts between clans and sensationalized by American media as gang and turf urban warfare. |
| Chinese Conflicts | Mukden Incident from September 18, 1931 to February 18, 1932 (aged 32 years)Source:
Note: Imperial Japan starts to subjugate Manchuria for natural resources and living space. Japan wanted a… 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. |
| Chinese American Events | Chinese Exclusion Act from May 9, 1882 to 1943 (aged 43 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'. |
| China Government/Dynasties | Republic of China from 1912 to 1949 (aged 49 years)Source:
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| Economic | 1929 Great Depression from 1929 to 1930 (aged 30 years)Source:
Note: Worldwide economic downturn. |
| 32nd President of the United States | Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 33 years) |
| Chinese Conflicts | Second Sino-Japanese War from July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945 (aged 45 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. |
| World Conflict | Attack on Pearl Harbor from December 7, 1941 (aged 41 years)Source:
Note: The date the United States enters WW2. |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 45 years) |
| Global Conflict | World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 45 years)Source:
Note: Western world's time period for World War II. |
| Chinese Conflicts | Chinese Communist/Kuomintang Civil War from August 10, 1945 to December 7, 1949 (aged 49 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 49 years)Source:
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| Chinese American Events | McCarthyism from 1940 to 1950 (aged 50 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 |
| Chinese American Events | Internment of Japanese Americans from February 19, 1942 to March 20, 1946 (aged 46 years)Source:
Note: Another example of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States. |
| 34th President of the United States | Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 53 years) |
| Chinese American Conflicts | Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 (aged 53 years)Source:
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| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 61 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 63 years) |
| 37th President of the United States | Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 69 years) |
| American Conflicts | Vietnam War from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 (5 years after death)Source:
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| Chinese Events | Cultural Revolution from 1949 to 1976 (6 years after death)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. |
| American INS program | Chinese Confession Program from 1956 to 1965 (aged 65 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. |
| Death | about 1970 (aged 70 years) |
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1929–2001
Birth: June 8, 1929 — Tregaron, GBR Death: March 30, 2001 — Birmingham, GBR |