![]() A truly astonishing miracle occurred when she survived the ordeal which remains a mystery until this day.Īfter imprisonment by the communists, in 1958, she managed to escape to Hong Kong. ![]() When she refused to repudiate her beliefs and faith, she was imprisoned and eventually put before a firing squad. The reign of Communist Dictator Mao Tze Tung was in full force, and Nora Lam was singled out and interrogated because of her affluent background as the daughter of a wealthy doctor and the fact that she attended the Mary Farnham Presbyterian missionary school. She later taught law and history at the university.īut before long, the rumble of communism was thundering throughout China. She then enrolled in Soochow University's law school and received her degree with honors in 1953. When the Japanese army surrendered and left China, Nora's family moved back to Shanghai. They fled from the Japanese and sought refuge with a relative until they were able to achieve an escape route to Chungking. When the Japanese invaded mainland China during World War II, Nora and her family were forced out of their home. ![]() Sung's father was the Chairman of the Board of the Bank of China. and Evelyn Tak-Bun (Yip) Sung, a prominent family in Shanghai. Nora Lam was born Septemand was adopted by Dr. CHINA CRY also was voted the "Best Feature Film of 1990" by the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists. ![]() The film of her life story won the 1990 Golden Angel Award for the best movie in moral media. ![]() Her book, CHINA CRY, is a best-seller with over 200,000 copies published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. ![]()
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