Chang Apana

Police officer, Deceased Person

1871 – 1933

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Who was Chang Apana?

Chang Apana was a Chinese-Hawaiian member of the Honolulu Police Department, first as an officer, then as a detective. He was acknowledged by Earl Derr Biggers as the inspiration for his fictional Asian detective character, Charlie Chan.

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Born
Dec 26, 1871
Waipio
Ethnicity
  • Chinese American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Punchbowl Crater
Died
Dec 8, 1933

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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