John Kiang (1911-2003)

Dr. John Kiang was born in Shaoyang, Hunan, China in 1911. He studied at Hunan University,Hunan, China where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1931. In 1949, Dr. Kiang came to the United States where he received a master's degree in 1952 and a doctorate in 1956 from theUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln. He also received a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1955.

John Kiang(1911-2003)

Dr. Kiang has devoted his life to one world principle since the beginning of his college life. His thesis at Hunan University and his dissertation at the University of Nebraska both were related to the one world issue. In 1959 he invented a small duplicator for printing library catalog card and got three patents from the U.S. government in 1959, 1963 and 1976. He manufactured the duplicator and sold it to more than eighty countries all over the world. He served as president of Chiang Small Duplicator at South Bend, Indiana until he sold the duplicating business to Galord Brothers in 1975. Since 1976, he has concentrated himself to do one world research and to promote one world movement. He has been the founder and director of the One World Publishing at Notre Dame, Indiana, since 1984.

Dr. Kiang is an author of many books, including Sea is Wide and the Sky is High (in Chinese,1972), Dr. James Yen (1976), The Approach of Permanent Peace on Earth and General Happiness of Mankind (1984; revised and enlarged edition,1992; revised and enlarged edition in Chinese, 1996), The Early One World Movement, Volume I (1984; in Chinese, 1994), The Early One World Movement, Volume II (1997), and Two Years After< (1986), and My Memoir (In Chinese, 2000). One world is the central piece of these works. It has been reviewed favorably throughout the world by prominent people including sixteen Nobelists. Dr. Kiang was nominated as the candidate for Noble Peace Prize in 1986, 1987 and 1994.

Dr. Kiang is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha. He received a special service award from the Chinese-American Educational Foundation in Chicago, 1985. Dr. Kiang is also listed in a number of biographies, such as the International Who's Who of Intellectuals(1999) and Dictionary of World Chinese Contemporary Famous People (2000). Dr. Kiang died on June 7, 2003. He is survided by his wife, Susan,, three sons, two daughters, and many grand and grand grand sons and daughters

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