![]() ![]() In 1984, Rathbone earned a bachelor's degree from the City University of New York. Rathbone also started a bilingual magazine, Women's Voice, in 1993. One of her protegees in the leadership of the Queens Chinese Women's Association was Grace Meng, who became a Congresswoman. In 1984 she was founder and head of the Chinese Immigrants Service, a mutual aid society, and the Queens Chinese Women's Association, both based in Flushing. She often hosted Chinese students in her New York home, and helped Chinese immigrants begin businesses in the city. Rathbone began assisting fellow immigrants from China when she established "Auntie Wu's Hotline", an advice and information service, in the 1940s. She was believed to be the first "war bride" from China admitted to the United States after the passage of the War Brides Act in 1945. ![]() ![]() She moved to the United States with her new husband in 1946, settling in Flushing, New York. She was a schoolteacher in Chungking as a young woman. Wu Shih-san was born in 1921 (some sources give 1922 as the year) in Hefei, Anhui, China, the daughter of Chung Liu and Jin Ban (Gung) Wu. She was founder and head of the Chinese Immigrants Service and the Queens Chinese Women's Association, both based in Flushing, Queens. Susan Wu Rathbone ( traditional Chinese: 吳世珊 simplified Chinese: 吴世珊 pinyin: Wú Shìshān Octo– November 22, 2019), also known as Wu Shih-san and " Auntie Wu", was a Chinese-born community leader in New York City. ![]()
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