Him Mark Lai
(1925-2009)
American historian
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Him Mark Lai (Chinese: 麥禮謙; pinyin: Mài Lǐqiān; November 1, 1925 – May 21, 2009) was a historian of Chinese America, a leader of the Chinese-American community, and writer. He helped restore the state of Chinese American historiography. Lai "rescued, collected, catalogued, preserved and shared" historical sources in Chinese and English. He was known as the "Dean of Chinese American history" by his academic peers, despite the fact that he was professionally trained as a mechanical engineer with no advanced training in the academic field of history. The Chronicle of Higher Education named Lai "the scholar who legitimized the study of Chinese America".
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11 November 1925 San Francisco, USA
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21 May 2009 (aged 83)
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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