Chinese Immigrants' Son, 21, Runs the Family Foundation

Robert Wann Jr. has many titles: vice president, chief financial officer, and board member. Add philanthropist and college senior to the mix, and that about covers it.

Mr. Wann, a student at the State University of New York at Albany, is in the unusual position of running his family's philanthropic foundation at the age of 21.

He is the son of Chinese immigrants who came to New York City in the 1970s with just enough money for one year of college. Working their way through the

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