My Life in China and America - with a new foreword by Graham Earnshaw
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Yung Wing
overview
Yung Wing was unique. He was born in southern China in 1828, before the Opium Wars, and became the first Chinese person to graduate from a major US college. He then returned to his country to participate in and witness the convulsions of 19th century China, and also wrote about it in English in this fascinating and highly readable book. This book is a glimpse into the world of China in the mid and late 19th century, at the crucial moment when this ancient and closed civilization was being forced to accept the existence of the West and its superiority in science, trade and military technology.
contents
I. Boyhood
II. School Days
III. Journey to America and First Experiences There
IV. At Monson Academy
V. My College Days
VI. Return to China
VII. Effort to Find a Position
VIII. Experiences in Business
IX. My First Trip to the Tea Districts
X. My Visit to the Taipings
XI. Reflections on the Taiping Rebellion
XII. Expedition to the Taiping Tea District
XIII. My Interviews with Tsang Kwoh Fan
XIV. My Mission to America to Buy Machinery
XV. My Second Return to China
XVI. Proposal of My Educational Scheme
XVII. The Chinese Educational Mission
XVIII. Investigation of the Coolie Traffic in Peru
XIX. End of the Educational Mission
XX. Journey to Peking and Death of My Wife
XXI. My Recall to China
XXII. The Coup D'état of 1898
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