Born in Northeastern China to a businessman & his wife, as Yen Yu-Yun. She was education in a Methodist run school, where an English name was required. The school gave her the name of Helen, but since there already was a Helen Yen in her class, she renamed herself Juliana. She went to Fudan University, and later married a diplomat named Clarence Kuangson Young. They lived in Paris, then in Manila where Clarence was a counsul general. They helped raise money from the Chinese Community for the war effort against the Japanese. Her husband was arrested by the Japanese in 1942, and later executed. Juliana hid out in a bungalow with others for the remainder of the war. She migrated to California with her daughters, then they resettled in New York City. She took a job with the United Nations, and later married another Chinese born diplomat named V.K. Wellington Koo. After she turned 100, she decided to write her autobiography. The book which was titled MY STORY, was published in 2009, when she was 104. Her summary to life was this: "Think Positively, don't dwell on the past. Think about how to make the future better".
Born in Northeastern China to a businessman & his wife, as Yen Yu-Yun. She was education in a Methodist run school, where an English name was required. The school gave her the name of Helen, but since there already was a Helen Yen in her class, she renamed herself Juliana. She went to Fudan University, and later married a diplomat named Clarence Kuangson Young. They lived in Paris, then in Manila where Clarence was a counsul general. They helped raise money from the Chinese Community for the war effort against the Japanese. Her husband was arrested by the Japanese in 1942, and later executed. Juliana hid out in a bungalow with others for the remainder of the war. She migrated to California with her daughters, then they resettled in New York City. She took a job with the United Nations, and later married another Chinese born diplomat named V.K. Wellington Koo. After she turned 100, she decided to write her autobiography. The book which was titled MY STORY, was published in 2009, when she was 104. Her summary to life was this: "Think Positively, don't dwell on the past. Think about how to make the future better".
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