Edmund Leung, 1934–1997 (aged 62 years)
- Name
- Edmund /Leung/
- Given names
- Edmund
- Surname
- Leung
- Name
- /方/少英
- Given names
- 少英
- Surname
- 方
| Birth | November 7, 1934 |
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| Chinese American Events | Chinese Exclusion Act from May 9, 1882 to 1943 (aged 8 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'. |
| Chinese Conflicts | Second Sino-Japanese War from July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945 (aged 10 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 7 years)Source:
Note: The date the United States enters WW2. |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 10 years) |
| China Government/Dynasties | Republic of China from 1912 to 1949 (aged 14 years)Source:
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| Global Conflict | World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 10 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 11 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 15 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 14 years)Source:
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| Chinese American Events | McCarthyism from 1940 to 1950 (aged 15 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 18 years) |
| Chinese American Conflicts | Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 (aged 18 years)Source:
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| Death of a father | Yook Yuen FONG 1955 (aged 20 years) |
| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 26 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 29 years) |
| 37th President of the United States | Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 34 years) |
| 38th President of the United States | Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 (aged 39 years) |
| American Conflicts | Vietnam War from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 (aged 40 years)Source:
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| Chinese Events | Cultural Revolution from 1949 to 1976 (aged 41 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. |
| American INS program | Chinese Confession Program from 1956 to 1965 (aged 30 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. |
| 39th President of the United States | Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 (aged 42 years) |
| 40th President of the United States | Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 46 years) |
| 41st President of the United States | George H W Bush January 20, 1989 (aged 54 years) |
| 42nd President of the United States | Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 (aged 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Shou Quon LEUNG August 16, 1996 (aged 61 years) |
| Death | 1997 (aged 62 years) |
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