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  • Sister City Memorandum of Understanding

    On Friday, July 19, 2019, a Sister City Memorandum of Understanding between Mount Airy and the province of Samut Songkhram was signed by Mayor David Rowe and Sukanda Vorachetbancha, Governor of Samut Songkhram, Thailand. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall and other state and local representatives were in attendance, as well as several Thai dignitaries. The relationship between Mount Airy and Samut Songkhram will not just be symbolic in nature, according to Marshall. “This will give Mount Airy an edge in international understanding that will pay off in the future with economic development,” she said of such benefits as tourism, trade, and investment. Marshall praised the sister city concept from providing a “person-to-person approach” to navigating global relationships that often are complex. The signing coincided with the 30th annual Bunker Family Reunion.

    View photos from the Signing Ceremony.

  • Bunker Family Reunion Weekend

    Descendants of Eng and Chang Bunker come to Mount Airy, NC, during the next to last full weekend of July for the annual family reunion. The public is welcome to participate in this annual gathering.

    The 30th annual Bunker Reunion was held July 19-21, 2019. Photos and stories from previous reunions are on the "Descendants of Eng and Chang Bunker" Facebook page.

    Photos from the 30th Annual Bunker Reunion include the Picnic and Reunion.

    See photos from the 29th Annual Bunker Reunion.

  • Articles

    2019
    Mobituaries Podcast Chang and Eng: A Messy American Dream.

    July 2019
    Mount Airy News: The Family that Sticks Together.

    July 2019
    Mount Airy News: Siamese Twins Unite Sister Cities.

    February 2019
    CBS Sunday Morning article "Mobituaries": Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins.

    July, 2014
    25th Annual Bunker Family Reunion  article and video, Winston-Salem Journal.

    November, 2012
    Our State Magazine article "Indivisible: Chang and Eng Bunker" by Philip Gerard for The Civil War Series: Life in North Carolina.

    July 24, 2011
    Voice of America article Historian Recounts Role of Chinese Americans Who Fought in US Civil War.

    May 10, 2011
    17 new pieces from the Wellcome Library in England have been added in honor of their 200th birthday (photos).