Yung Wing

My Life in China and America (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Yung Wing was unique, born in 1828 before the Opium Wars, he was the first Chinese person to graduate from a major US college in 1854. He tried and failed to join the Union army to fight the Confederacy and returned to China to negotiate with the Taiping rebels. He participated in and witnessed the convulsions of late 19th century China, and - amazingly and crucially - also wrote about it in English in this fascinating and highly readable book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Earnshaw Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789888107803
• Artikelnr.: 63655378

Autorenporträt

Yung Wing (1828-1912) was an influential social and political figure in China and the United States. Born near Macau, Wing attended missionary schools before traveling west to study at more prominent American institutions. In 1854 he graduated from Yale University, becoming their first alumni of Chinese descent. He became a strong proponent of education, creating programs that would allow more children to be taught in the U.S. Wing also aided the government by brokering various business transactions between the two countries.