▁was ▁P . Y . ▁Tang ▁( ), ▁a ▁Box er ▁in dem n ity ▁scholar ship ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁who ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁civ ic ▁and ▁business ▁leaders ▁of ▁post - 1 9 4 9 ▁Hong ▁Kong ; ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁leading ▁phil anth rop ist ▁in ▁education . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁widely ▁respect ed ▁for ▁his ▁business ▁success ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁civ ic ▁leader . ▁ ▁Tang ▁received ▁many ▁hon ors ▁in ▁his ▁lifetime ▁including ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁and ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Oscar ▁Tang ▁has ▁talked ▁about ▁his ▁family ' s ▁roots ▁in ▁American ▁education ▁public ly ▁and ▁attributes ▁his ▁own ▁experience ▁and ▁phil anth ropy ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁history . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁and ▁family ▁Tang ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Donald son , ▁L uf kin ▁& ▁Jen ret te , ▁or ▁D L J . ▁After ▁the ▁T ian an men ▁Square ▁Mass acre ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Tang ▁worked ▁with ▁other ▁high - profile ▁Chinese - Amer icans ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁including ▁Y o - yo ▁Ma ▁and ▁I . M . ▁Pe i , ▁to ▁" enc ou rage ▁rapport ▁and ▁understanding ▁between ▁two ▁countries ." ▁ ▁Tang ' s ▁wife ▁Frances ▁Young ▁Tang ▁was ▁a ▁phil anth rop ist ▁who ▁special ized ▁in ▁land mark ▁pres ervation . ▁In ▁ 1