
Angi Ma Wong was one of the world’s best known and successful Asian Americans, held in high regard as a businesswoman, a leading expert on Feng Shui and a 26-year survivor of breast cancer.
Angi Ma Wong是世界上最著名和最成功的亚裔美国人之一,作为女商人、风水的领先专家和26年的乳腺癌幸存者而备受尊重。
Born in Nanjing on 7 February, 1947, Wong was to have a much-travelled childhood. Baptised as Anglican, her family moved to Hong Kong and then on to New Zealand when she was just 2 years old.
Wong于1947年2月7日出生在南京,童年旅行频繁。 她作为圣公会受洗后,她的家人搬到了香港,然后在她2岁时搬到了新西兰。
Still not done, after a few more years it was destination Taipei for the Wongs, before finally coming to America, to Richfield in the State of New Jersey.
仍然沒有完成,再過幾年,它是Wongs的目的地台北,最後來到美國,去新澤西州的Richfield。
Entering 8th grade there, Angi found that she was her school’s first and only Asian student.
在那里进入八年级时,Angi发现她是学校第一个也是唯一的亚洲学生。
In later studies, she enrolled at Virginia Tech, before graduating the University of Southern California with a B.A. in English, which Wong followed with teaching credentials from California State University.
在后来的学习中,她进入弗吉尼亚理工学院,然后从南加州大学毕业,获得英语学士学位,Wong随后获得了加州州立大学的教学证书。
But then the life-changing moment came. Aged 26, Wong was diagnosed with breast cancer.
但隨後,改变生活的時刻到了。 26岁的Wong被诊断出患有乳腺癌。
The illness, which she would repeatedly beat, provided the inspiration for her to fulfill two dreams; to be a published author and to own her own business.
她反复战胜的疾病为她提供了实现两个梦想的灵感;成为一名出版作家和拥有自己的生意。
In the latter’s case, through her her intercultural and feng shui consulting and corporate training services, Wong wold over time acquire a reputation as the Feng Shui Lady.
在后者的案例中,通过她的跨文化和风水咨询以及企业培训服务,Wong wold随着时间的推移获得了作为风水女士的声誉。
And as for becoming an author, by the time of her passing, Wong would have written no less than 27 books, published by her very own Pacific Heritage Books.
至于成为一名作家,在她去世时,Wong已经写了不少于27本书,由她自己的Pacific Heritage Books出版。
Of these, 15 were dedicated to the subject of feng shui, including the best-selling series, “Feng Shui Dos and Taboos”. Meanwhile, her historical fiction title, “Night of the Red Moon”, garnered a review in the Los Angeles Times book review, and was nominated for the John and Patricia Beatty Award for children’s literature.
其中,15个是专门讨论风水主题的,包括畅销书系列“Feng Shui Dos and Taboos”。 与此同时,她的历史小说作品《红月之夜》在《洛杉矶时报》书评中获得了评论,并被提名为约翰和帕特里夏·比蒂儿童文学奖。
It is therefore little wonder Wong was awarded Outstanding L.A. Businesswoman of the Year, Southern California Book Publicist of the Year and INK Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Award, through the mid to late 1990s.
因此,在20世纪90年代中后期,Wong获得了洛杉矶年度杰出女商人奖、南加州年度图书宣传奖和INK杂志年度企业家奖也就不足为奇了。
Somehow through all this, Wong also found the time to give back, being an active member of the Rotary Club for over 20 years and a volunteer at the beautiful, revival-Victorian Banning Museum in Los Angeles.
不知怎的,在这一切中,Wong也找到了回饋的时间,他是扶轮社20多年的积极成员,也是洛杉矶美丽复兴的维多利亚式禁止博物馆的志愿者。
Also in that City of Angels, Wong was co-founder and a past president of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, receiving numerous awards from the State of California and the City of Los Angeles for her humanitarian and outstanding service to communities.
同样在天使之城,Wong是南加州中国历史学会的联合创始人和前任主席,因其对社区的人道主义和杰出服务而获得加利福尼亚州和洛杉矶市的众多奖项。
Such a rising status meant that big-time media was soon to come knocking on Wong’s door. She was to go on to appear on Live Regis and Kelly, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN Headline News, plus the Discovery and Learning Channels, and even the mighty Oprah.
如此上升的地位意味着大媒体很快就会来敲Wong的门。 她将继续出现在《Regis Live and Kelly》、《CBS Sunday Morning》、《CNN Headline News》、《Discovery and Learning Channels》,甚至还有强大的《Oprah》。
In print, Wong was also found celebrated in Time magazine, and elsewhere in over 400 print, broadcast and internet features.
在印刷品方面,Wong也在《时代》杂志和其他地方的400多个印刷品、广播和互联网专题中受到赞誉。
Wong was one of the rare Asian-American women to grace the international speaking circuit, becoming a popular speaker at universities and colleges, seminars and conferences.
Wong是为少有的在国际演讲圈中亮相的亚裔美国女性之一,成为大学和学院、研讨会和会议的热门演讲者。
Wong passed away on 12 July, 2015, having just been inducted into the Rotary District 5280 Hall of Fame.
Wong于2015年7月12日去世,他刚刚入选扶轮社区5280名人堂。




