Juliana Young Koo | |||||||||
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| Born | Yen Yu-yun September 26, 1905 Tianjin, China | ||||||||
| Died | May 24, 2017 (aged 111 years, 240 days) New York City, U.S. | ||||||||
| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum | ||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||
| Other names | Juliana Young Yen Koo | ||||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||||
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| Children | 3, including Shirley Young | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嚴幼韻 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 严幼韵 | ||||||||
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Juliana Young Koo, born Yen Yu-yun (Chinese: 嚴幼韻; September 26, 1905 – May 24, 2017), was a Chinese-American diplomat who worked in the UN Protocol Department.[1] Her first husband, Chinese diplomat Clarence Kuangson Young, was assassinated by Japanese imperial forces during World War II. She became the long-term mistress for the diplomat and politician V.K. Wellington Koo, long before her husband's death. After the war, she moved to the United States, in 1956 Koo divorced his wife and married her.
- ^ Barron, James (June 8, 2017). "Juliana Young Koo, Chinese Immigrant Who Published Her Life Story at 104, Dies at 111". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2017.