When I was in middle school, my church helped bring Gareth Chang's family to America.
He excelled in business, eventually serving on the board of Apple.
HOW ONE MAN LANDED CHINA'S $1 BILLION ORDER Gareth C.C. Chang of McDonnell Douglas spent six years of hope and frustration pursuing Peking's biggest U.S. purchase. He had to promise a lot more than planes.
By Louis Kraar RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Jacob Sullum
August 18, 1986
http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/08/18/67924/index.htm
