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John Tu was born on 12 August, 1941 in Chungking, China, is an A chinese emigrant to the United States. Discover John Tu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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Businessman |
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82 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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12 August 1941 |
| Birthday |
12 August |
| Birthplace |
Chungking, China |
| Nationality |
China
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He is a member of famous Businessman with the age 82 years old group.
John Tu Height, Weight & Measurements
At 82 years old, John Tu height not available right now. We will update John Tu's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is John Tu's Wife?
His wife is Married
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John Tu Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is John Tu worth at the age of 82 years old? John Tu’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businessman. He is from China. We have estimated John Tu's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Businessman |
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Timeline
John Tu (born August 12, 1941) is a Chinese-American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
He is the co-founder of Kingston Technology.
John Tu was born in Chongqing, China.
He was the son of an official in China's Nationalist government.
He moved to Shanghai with his parents in 1945, before going to Taiwan two years later as the Chinese civil war neared the coast.
John felt totally lost at school.
He describes himself as a mediocre student unable to attend the best Chinese colleges.
Therefore, John moved in 1960 to Germany.
He wanted to study electrical engineering, but John didn't know how to speak German.
He knew how to speak a few sentences in English.
So after several weeks, he went out on the street to find someone who spoke English.
A biker led him to a priest who had lived in China, and sent him to a language school in Munich.
In Germany at that time, a two-year apprenticeship was required for everyone, so he worked at a shipbuilding factory.
After working there for two years, he studied electrical engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt in Germany and graduated in 1970.
He then went to work for Motorola in Wiesbaden, Germany.
In 1971 he moved to California.
In 1982, he co-founded Camintonn with David Sun.
in 1986, they sold it for $6 million and founded Kingston Technology.
In 1996, they sold 80 percent of the company to Softbank for $1.5 billion, before buying it back in 1999 for $450 million.
In 2021 Tu made a donation to the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation that enabled the Pulitzer Prize-winning Storm Lake (Iowa) Times to buy its local competition and a weekly in an adjoining county.
He has supported Erin Gruwell's Freedom Writers and the Freedom Writers Foundation.
In 2011, he donated $1.2 million to give every first year medical student at UC Irvine an iPad.
He is married with two children and plays drums with his band, JT and California Dreamin'.
