China Overseas Chinese Network, December 19th, title: Moved! A Chinese American sister died in a car accident. This decision saved 8 people before her sister died...
Recently, the story of a pair of Chinese American sisters moved the local Chinese community.
On December 5, 2020 local time, Chinese American sisters Angel Yang and Cassidy Yang drove from New York to their home in Chicago to spend Christmas with their parents.
Unfortunately, on the highway near Cleveland, Ohio, the two sisters had a car accident. The sister An Qi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, died on the spot. His sister Kaixi was taken to the hospital and died the next day.
After the accident, the parents of the Chinese sisters rushed to the hospital.
After learning of the death of his sister, the parents, who were still in great grief, decided to respect their daughter Kaixi's wishes during his lifetime and sign an organ donation agreement.
This precious gift gave eight patients a new life.
He was a schoolmaster before his death, a considerate and enthusiastic child
The sisters were the most considerate and enthusiastic friends and children in the eyes of classmates and relatives, and students with excellent grades.
Sister Yang Anqi graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and later received a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, working in New York.
In just 4 years at MIT, Angel received a double bachelor's degree in physics and management science.
In the following year, she received a master's degree in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California, Berkeley, and started working for a consulting company in New York.
His younger sister Yang Kaixi graduated from California Institute of Technology and then entered Princeton University to study for a doctorate. If there is no such accident, Kaixi would be able to obtain a doctorate in May 2021.
On December 7, Princeton University published an article on its official website to commemorate Yang Kaixi.
The article writes that Kaixi is an amazing student. She was very active during her school. She served as the outreach coordinator of the Graduate Group of Science and Engineering (GWiSE) for 2 years, tutoring female undergraduate courses in the Physics Department...
The teacher of Kaixi said that the world has lost a young star.
Princeton University screenshot
Parents established a foundation to continue their love for their daughter
The sad news of the Chinese sisters' car accident spread to the Chinese community. Many people expressed their regret and voluntarily donated money to the Yang family.
After the parents of the two sisters received the donation, they used a very small part of the funeral subsidy, and the remaining part was set up as the Angel-Cassidy Yang Foundation to help students in need.
With the help of friends, An Qi and Kaixi's parents opened a crowdfunding Go Fund Me account, hoping to continue the love of the baby girl for the world.
Relay of life, these Chinese are also doing
In addition to this pair of sisters, there are also many Chinese who choose to donate organs after death to bring new life to others.
In 2015, the 18-year-old Malaysian Chinese girl Mai Jiamin died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her father donated 8 organs including the heart, lungs and liver according to her last wish.
Two years after the daughter's death, the father met with the recipient of Mai Jiamin's heart. They embraced deeply and the father heard the daughter's heartbeat again with a stethoscope.
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In December 2017, Li Mengxian, the first Chinese mayor of San Francisco, passed away at the age of 65. He donated part of his bones, skin and cornea.
Data map: On December 15, 2017, Mayor Li Mengxian's body farewell ceremony was held in San Francisco, USA. The picture shows people queuing to enter the San Francisco City Government to express their condolences.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Dan
On January 23, 2018, San Francisco City Councillor Tom Katie commemorated Li Mengxian's charity during the commendation session of the council.
On November 14 of the same year, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) officially named the departure hall of the international terminal after Li Mengxian.
Data map: The words "Mayor Li Mengxian International Terminal Departure Hall" at San Francisco International Airport are located in the upper middle of the hall, facing the entrance.
(Photo by U.S. "World Journal"/Li Han)
In August 2015, Chicago Chinese police officer He Qiangsheng passed away in a car accident. His widow Chris Ho decided to donate her husband’s organs. This decision saved 6 lives.
One year later, the patients who were reborn as a result of the transplantation of He Johnson's organs expressed their heartfelt gratitude after meeting Chris.
The mother of He Qiangsheng who lost her son also saw the recipient. She said, "I really miss him, but he (He Qiangsheng) now lives in this world in another way, which makes me feel better."
When life is irretrievable, voluntary and unpaid organ donation to allow life to continue in another way is becoming the choice of more and more people.
More and more recipients have also registered as organ donation volunteers.
They have accepted the most precious gifts from others, and hope that one day they can help more people.
Thank you for being here,
Bring more warmth and hope to the world!
Source: US "World Journal", American Chinese Net, Princeton University official website, China News Net, China Overseas Chinese Net
Author: Xu Wenxin