1940
Born to Shun Ming Kwan and Lurk Ming (Lai) Kwan in Hong Kong.
1959
Immigrates to the United States.
1964
Marries Catherine Ning on August 29.
1967
Earns a Doctor of Medicine from Washington University in St. Louis.
1969
Serves as a captain within the U.S. Army until 1971.
1976
Serves as chief of service ophthalmology at the Southern California Permanente Medical Center in Harbor City, CA until 1988.
1976
Is a partner with the Southern California Permanente Medical Center in Harbor City, CA until 2003.
1983
Receives the Service Award from the Chinese Physician’s Society of Southern California and receives it again in 1989.
1993
Is a member of the board of directors of the Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center.
1993
Is chairman of the Winter Blossom Ball at the Chinese American Debutante’s Guild.
1993
Receives the Service Award from the Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center.
1993
Receives the Proclamation Award from the California Secretary of State.
1994
Receives Service Awards from the Chinese American Ophthalmological Society and the East L.A. Chinese Everspring Senior Association.
1995
Teaches as a clinical professor within the dept. of ophthalmology at the University of California, Los Angeles and maintains the role.
1998
Is president of the Chinese American Ophthalmological Society until 2000.
2015
Receives the Pioneer Award from the Chinese American Ophthalmological Society.
2021
Continues to serve as the executive vice president of the Chinese American Ophthalmological Society.