Cyrus Tang
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Cyrus Tang is an American
businessman and philanthropist who has holdings in steel, pharmaceutical and furniture.
He arrived in the United States in 1950 from Jiangsu
province, China
. He studied at Widener University
and the Illinois Institute of Technology
.
He has donated $150 million to three foundations. His primary philanthropic projects include over 10,000 scholarships to Chinese students; hundreds of schools and hospitals in China; a U.S.-China institute at the RAND Corporation; the Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research at the University of Chicago
and grants for research to the Asian Pacific American Legal Center
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman and philanthropist who has holdings in steel, pharmaceutical and furniture.
He arrived in the United States in 1950 from Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. He studied at Widener University
Widener University
Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.Its main campus sits on 108 acres , just southwest of Philadelphia...
and the Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law...
.
He has donated $150 million to three foundations. His primary philanthropic projects include over 10,000 scholarships to Chinese students; hundreds of schools and hospitals in China; a U.S.-China institute at the RAND Corporation; the Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and grants for research to the Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center , a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, is a non-profit legal aid and civil rights organization dedicated to advocating for civil rights, providing legal services and education and building coalitions on behalf of the Asian Americans...
.