KI CHUN (1894 - 1971)
(CNAC Director from the late 1930's to about 1941)

January 14, 2018 I (Tom Moore) was in-touch with Ki Chun's son Gordon Chun in 2002. But have not heard from him since. Using Ancestry.com I found that Gordon passed away March 14, 2011. My condolences to Gordon's family. Tom. January 6, 2021 I am in touch with some of Ki Chun's decendants and one of them sent me this photo: Joe Loh, Donald Wong, Ki Chun, Harold Bixby and K.I. Nieh This photo comes courtesy of Ki Chun's family and I thank them very much. Kai Tak Airport, 1949. W. L."Bondy" Bond, Ki Chun, "Bix" Bixby, Max Polin and "Allie" Allison All good friends. And this photo of Ki Chun. Ki Chun was the CNAC Director from the late 1930s to about 1941. His wife's name was Violette Ho-Chun. I believe she passed away in 1970 in Los Angeles, California. Ki Chun and Harold M. Bixby (Photo from Bixby's book, Top Side Ricksha - mid-1930's) February 8, 2021 -- I received the following time-line from Gail Chun Deduonni, the granddaughter of Ki Chun: Hi Tom~ Here is a timeline that Carole (Gail's cousin) had shared with me for our grandfather: Ki Chun I think Kung Kung’s favorite music was violin...since he loved to play his violin. Here are some facts from Kung Kung’s time line. 1909 He arrive in the US to attend Amherst Grammar School 1910 Attended Amherst High School 1911-1914 Springfield Technical High School 1915-1916 Brown University. 1916-1920 M.I.T. Boston 1919 Sept 14th married Violet Ho of Honolulu, T.H. 1921 Returned to China. Engineer Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co 1923-1926 Production Manager of Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co 1926-1931 Manager of Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co 1931-1936 Managing Director of Commercial Investments Co.,Ltd. Director of C.N.A.C. Director of Lai Shan Insurance Co Director of Premier Land Investment Co 1936 China Clipper (no additional note) 1941 March 4, 1941 taken prisoner by Japanese in Shanghai 1946 Visited family in the US after the war 1947 Established airline between Shanghai and San Francisco 1949 Communist took Shanghai in May 1949 Fled to Formosa 1950 Came to U.S. (Ki and Viloette) 1953 Naturalized Asian American Citizen Note from Gail: During Ki Chun's incarceration in Shanghai, I believe that he befriended Mikimoto, who became known as the "Pearl King". A bit of trivia. I will reconfirm my recollection with the rest of the family. If you would like to share any information about Ki Chun, please let the CNAC Web Editor know. Thanks!