William Bill
Ballard Tom, 1920–1989 (aged 68 years)
- Name
- William "Bill" Ballard /Tom/
- Given names
- William "Bill" Ballard
- Surname
- Tom
| Birth | September 19, 1920 |
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| 29th President of the United States | Warren G Harding March 4, 1921 (aged 5 months) |
| Birth of a brother | George Tom March 8, 1922 (aged 1 year) |
| 30th President of the United States | Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 (aged 2 years) |
| 31st President of the United States | Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 8 years) |
| Chinese American Events | Tong Wars from 1800 to 1930 (aged 9 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 11 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 22 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'. |
| Economic | 1929 Great Depression from 1929 to 1930 (aged 9 years)Source:
Note: Worldwide economic downturn. |
| 32nd President of the United States | Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 12 years) |
| Chinese Conflicts | Second Sino-Japanese War from July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945 (aged 24 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 21 years)Source:
Note: The date the United States enters WW2. |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 24 years) |
| China Government/Dynasties | Republic of China from 1912 to 1949 (aged 28 years)Source:
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| Global Conflict | World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 24 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 25 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 29 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 28 years)Source:
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| Chinese American Events | McCarthyism from 1940 to 1950 (aged 29 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 32 years) |
| Chinese American Conflicts | Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 (aged 32 years)Source:
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| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 40 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Lim Tom August 23, 1964 (aged 43 years) |
| American INS program | Chinese Confession Program from 1956 to 1965 (aged 44 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 of a mother | Emma Jue October 27, 1966 (aged 46 years) |
| 37th President of the United States | Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 48 years) |
| 38th President of the United States | Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 (aged 53 years) |
| American Conflicts | Vietnam War from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 (aged 54 years)Source:
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| Chinese Events | Cultural Revolution from 1949 to 1976 (aged 55 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 56 years) |
| 40th President of the United States | Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 60 years) |
| Death of a wife | Betty Marie Yee Tom September 30, 1983 (aged 63 years) |
| 41st President of the United States | George H W Bush January 20, 1989 (aged 68 years) |
| Death | June 29, 1989 (aged 68 years) |
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