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by 1940. As a child only eight years old, she journeyed alone back to Anhui to reclaim the family's gold that had been hidden away on their land. Sewing it into her garments and passing undetected through checkpoints of the occupying
Japanese forces, she returned safely to her family, having secured
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said, "Her progressive views on the importance of education live on in her daughters, each of whom has used their education to improve the world around them." At the dedication, Elaine Chao said that her mother "believed that men and women should be treated equally, and she and my father made sure
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James Si-Cheng Chao and Ruth Mulan Chu Chao established the
Foremost Foundation "to help young people access higher education... while also supporting health care initiatives and U.S.-Asia cultural exchanges." The Foundation has provided scholarships to more than 5,000 students.
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her six daughters were equipped with the tools they needed to realize their dreams...We hope that people will be inspired by the life and spirit of an ordinary yet extraordinary woman."
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