Kan Family A Brief History |
Timeline [sample] -- i.e. most dates are guesses / i need help! 1897 Gan1 Jie4 Hou2 born in Shanghai 1907 Xi2 Wan3 Jin1 (Katharine Hsu) born in Beijing 1917 Gan1 Jie4 Hou2 graduates QingHua Daxue 1921 Gan1 Jie4 Hou2 graduates from University of Wisconsin with BA in ___ 1924 Gan1 Jie4 Hou2 graduates from Harvard University with PhD in International Relations 1923 Katherine Hsia graduates Yen Qing Daxue 1928 Jie4 Hou2 meets Katherine Hsia at a dinner party in Shanghai 1930 Jie4 Hou2 & Katherine married in Shanghai 1932 Kan Chieh Hou appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in Chungking 1933 George Teh Pei born in Guangzhou 1935 David Teh Hou born in Guangzhou 1937 Loretta Teh ___ born in Guangzhou 193x Move to Hong Kong as Japanese forces advance 194x Escape to Guangzhou as Japanese realize Chieh Hou's role in GMT 1942 Kan Chieh Hou appointed Chief of Staff to Li Tseng Ren 1942 Move to Guilin with Li Tseng Ren 1942 Teh Mau born in ___________ 1943 GanJieHou's parents sent to Yangshuo 1943 Move to Kunming with General Li Tseng Ren 1945 Phoebe Teh ___ born in ___________ 1949 Move back to Hong Kong as communists advance 1949 Kan Chieh Hou, ROC Special Representative, meets with Dean Acheson 1950 Kan Chieh Hou appointed ROC United Nations Representative 1951 Emigrate to New York as communists defeat remaining GMT forces 1961 George marries Sylvia Bo Hing Fong 1964 David marries Sylvia Yee Loc Li 1965 Loretta marries San Fu Tuan and move to Honolulu 1966 David & Sylvia move to Los Angeles 1968 Phoebe marries Samuel Huang and move to Connecticut 1970 Teh Mau marries Irene ___ 1974 Chieh Hou & Katherine, George & Sylvia move to Dobbs Ferry, NY 1984 Gan1 Jie4 Hou2 dies of Parkinson's Disease in Dobbs Ferry 1990 Katherine Kan dies of kidney complications in Dobbs Ferry |
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