UEN, Evelyn Chan-Sheung
November 21, 1919 - February 3, 2004
Born in China, Evelyn grew up in Hong Kong. An excellent student and athlete, she completed four years of college in three years, at Lingnan University and won a fellowship to come to America. After arriving here from Hong Kong on the last boat to leave before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Evelyn earned her B.A. at Rockford College in Illinois where she majored in Journalism and Political Science. She continued her studies at Northwestern University where she received her M.A. in International Relations. While working on her doctorate she met and married Andrew S. Yuen. She was his loyal wife for over 60 years and the devoted mother of five children: Rosalind Clark, Gower Yuen, Linda McCann, Annette Sprenkel, and Deborah La Rosa; the beloved grandmother of Marianne, James, and Jonathan Clark, David and Jeffrey McCann, Daniel and Patricia Sprenkel, and Nina and Andrea La Rosa; and also the proud great-grandmother of Amber, Jessica, and Ariana McCann.

During the cold war Evelyn was a well-known writer and commentator for the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. broadcasting behind the bamboo curtain. She was an avid reader who remained interested in national and international affairs throughout her life. For many years she owned a Chinese Antiques & Gift store in Westport, CT, before retiring and moving to Contra Costa County in 1986. She passed away after a long struggle with heart disease. Her amazing intelligence, strength, and grace will long be remembered. She will be missed forever. Private services and interment are being held at Oakmont Cemetery in Lafayette. Donations may be made to Children's Hospital Foundation, 747- 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609.

Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, 2/8/04

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