Nora Sun (August 6, 1937 – January 29, 2011) was a Chinese-American diplomat, businesswoman, illegitimate daughter of Sun Fo with his mistress Rosa Lam/Lan Yi, and illegitimate granddaughter of Republic of China founder Sun Yat-sen. She was the founder of the Hong Kong-based Nora Sun Associates and a longtime resident of Shanghai, San Francisco, and Hong Kong.[2] Chinese-American entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan called Sun a "Sino-US trade matchmaker".[3]
Nora Sun (Sun Sui-fen) | |||||||
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Born | Eleanora Caroline Sun[1] August 6, 1937 Shanghai, Republic of China | ||||||
Died | January 29, 2011 Taipei, Republic of China | (aged 73)||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||
Alma mater | University of Arizona | ||||||
Spouse | Capt. C.W. "Connie" Seigrist (孫康威) (divorced) | ||||||
Children | Steven Sun Seigrist (孫忠仁) Jeffrey Lloyd Seigrist (孫忠傑) Alan Daniel Seigrist (孫忠偉) | ||||||
Parent(s) | Sun Fo and Rosa Lam | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 孫穗芬 | ||||||
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On 1 January 2011, Sun was involved in a traffic collision which caused her serious injury. She was traveling at Jianguo Overpass on the way to Taoyuan International Airport when the car she was riding was hit by another car coming from the opposite side of the highway. The accident injured her chest and abdomen. She was then treated at Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital but died on 29 January 2011.[10]