Background
Chook, Edward Kongyen was born on April 15, 1937 in Shanghai. Son of Shiu-heng and Shuiking (Shek) Chook.
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Edward Kongyen Chook
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Edward Kongyen Chook, American University official, disaster medicine educator. Achievements include research on hearing conservation program in the United States Army, criteria for return to work, principles and practices of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
M C. August 9, 1997 proclaimed Ed Chook Day by City of Oakland.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, 1959; Master in Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1969; Doctor of Science, Philadelphia College Pharmacy & Science, 1971; Juris Doctor, La Salle U., 1994.
Career
Associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-1968;
director higher education, Bay Area Bilingual Education League, Berkeley, 1970-1975;
professor, chancellor, United U. American, Oakland and Berkeley, California, 1975-1984;
regional administrator, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1984-1990;
president, Pacific International U., Berkeley and Pomona, California, and Guam, since 1996;
president, Shanghai International College, since 1997;
chancellor Bi-Lingual College, Zhuhai (China)-Pacific International Joint U., Hong Kong, since 1998. Visiting professor National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan Armed Forces U., since 1982, TongjiU., Shanghai, 1992, Foshan U., China, since 1992. Consultant specialist Beijing Hospital, since 1988.
Founder, president United Svc. Council, Inc., since 1971. President Pan International Academy, Changchun, China and San Francisco, since 1979, ChinaGen.
Development Corporation, United States, since 1992. Public Unity Journal/Power News, San Francisco, since 1979. Member NAS-National Research Council, Washington, 1968-1971.
Special consultant culturalsensitivity seminars. Special lecturer Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler/Peat Warwick Accts., 1996. Advisor Ka Wa Bank, Hong Kong, 1986-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Republican Presidential Task Force, Washington, since 1978. Advisor on mainland China affairs Control Committee Chinese Nationalist party, Taiwan, 1994-1997. Deacon American Baptist Church.
Senior advisor United States Congressional Advisory Board. Member Presidential Advisory Commission, since 1991. Honorary deputy secretary of state State of California, 1990-1993.
Special advisor to secretary of state, since 1991. President Yuen Kong Foundation for International Understanding (aka March Fong European Union Foundation), 1994-1996, 96-. Member National Heart Council, since 1994.
Senatorial commission Republican Senatorial Inner Circuit, 1996. Member World Affairs Council San Francisco, Rotary (committee chairman since 1971).
Connections
Married Ping Ping Chew, October 30, 1973. Children by previous marriage: Miranda, Bradman.
