Chiang Hsiao-chang

Amy Chiang Hsiao-chang
蔣孝章
Born (1938-02-15) February 15, 1938 (age 86)[1]
Sverdlovsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union
Alma materMills College
SpouseYu Yang-ho
ChildrenTheodore Yu Tsu-sheng[2]
Parent(s)Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Fang-liang

Chiang Hsiao-chang (Chinese: 蔣孝章; pinyin: Jiǎng Xiàozhāng; born 1938) is the only daughter of Chiang Ching-kuo, the President of the Republic of China in Taiwan from 1978 to 1988. Her mother was Chiang Fang-liang. She had one older brother, Hsiao-wen,[3] and two younger brothers, Hsiao-wu[4] and Hsiao-yung.[5] She is the only living member of Chiang Ching-kuo's legitimate children, and was the only one among the siblings who could converse in Russian with their mother.[6] She also has twin half-brothers, Winston Chang and John Chiang, with whom she shares the same father. She attended Mills College and was featured in LIFE during her college years.[7] She was married to Yu Yang-ho (俞揚和; Yú Yánghé) until his death in 2010;[8] he was the son of former Taiwan defense minister Yu Ta-wei (俞大維; Yú Dàwéi).[9] She and Yu have one son, Theodore Yu Tsu-sheng (俞祖聲; Yú Zǔshēng).

Personal life

Chiang Hsiao-chang's husband, Yu Yang-ho, is the eldest son of Yu Ta-wei, the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China, and his German-Italian wife. Chiang and Yu met and married while studying in the United States. In the spring of 1961, they had a son. The newborn's maternal grandfather, Chiang Ching-kuo, named his first grandson Yu Tsu-sheng using the ancient poem "克紹祖裘，聲望遠播" ("Inherit the ancestors' robes, and let their fame be widely spread").[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Faina Chiang dies in Taipei at 88". The China Post. Taipei. December 16, 2004. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Taylor, Jay (November 14, 2000). The Generalissimo's Son: Chiang Ching-kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0674002876. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Chiang Hsiao-wen, Ex-Business Executive, 54". The New York Times. New York, New York. AP. April 15, 1989. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "Chiang Hsiao-wu; Taiwan Diplomat, 46". The New York Times. New York, New York. AP. July 3, 1991. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "CHIANG HSIAO-YUNG". AP News. December 23, 1996. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "蔣方良病逝—愛女蔣孝章因病難返台". HK-TVBS. December 16, 2004. Retrieved November 12, 2014. 她也是家中唯一會用俄語與母親交談的孩子
  7. ^ Brennels, Jon (May 18, 1959). "Chiang's Grandchild as a Coed". LIFE. New York City: Clair Maxwell. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  8. ^ Wang, Jaifeng; Hughes, Christopher (January 1998). "Cover Story — Love to Fang-Liang – the Chiang Family Album". Taiwan Panorama. Taipei, Taiwan. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Jimmy Chuang (April 13, 2002). "Chiang 'Seduction' Case Fails". Taipei Times. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  10. ^ 陳運璞 (August 18, 2011). "蔣經國女婿 俞揚和去年5月19日過世". World Journal. New York City. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  11. ^ 劉豔宇 (April 1, 2007). "蔣介石一家人".
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