Soonta Dick, 1905–1984 (aged 78 years)
- Name
- Soonta /Dick/
- Given names
- Soonta
- Surname
- Dick
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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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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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27th President of the United States
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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 sister
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30th President of the United States
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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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Economic
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Note: Source citation: Great Depression Wikipedia
Note: Worldwide economic downturn. |
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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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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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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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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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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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China Government/Dynasties
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Note: Source citation: Peoples Republic of China Wikipedia |
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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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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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Birth of a grandson
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35th President of the United States
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36th President of the United States
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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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37th President of the United States
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Death of a grandson
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38th President of the United States
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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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39th President of the United States
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40th President of the United States
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Death of a father
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Death of a mother
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Death
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1923–
Birth: about 1923 — CA, United States Death: Ashland, KY, United States |
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18 years
younger sister |
1923–2015
Birth: about 1923 — Ashland, KY, United States Death: about 2015 |
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