Chang Apana (December 26, 1871 – December 8, 1933; Chinese name: 鄭阿平) was a Chinese-Hawaiian member of the Honolulu Police Department, first as an officer, then as a detective. He is the officially acknowledged inspiration for the fictional Asian detective character, Charlie Chan.
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