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| Statue of Sun Yat-sen in Chinatown |
[He was] known as the father of modern China. Influential in overthrowing the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1911/12), he served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China (1911–12) and later as de facto ruler (1923–25).Sun Yat-sen is unique in that he is admired by both the Chinese Communists and Nationalists (Chiang Kai-shek, who would become the ruler of Nationalist China, was his protégé).
He is also revered by Hawaii's Episcopalians of Chinese ancestry. From the website of Iolani, originally the Anglican boys' school in the Kingdom of Hawaii:
He also is ‘Iolani School's most famous alumnus, known as Tai Cheong or Tai Chu when he enrolled as a 13-year-old boarding student in 1879. He graduated from ‘Iolani in 1882. When he first came to Hawaii, Tai spoke no English. His teacher Solomon Meheula asked him to first observe classes for 10 days. But Tai was a fast learner. When he graduated from 'Iolani, he won an award in grammar, which was presented to him by King David Kalakaua. After ‘Iolani, he attended Punahou School for one semester in 1883 before returning to China. His travels eventually brought him back to Hawaii five more times.In 2016 Iolani celebrated the 150th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth.
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