Jottings from the Granite Studio

Yung Wing (容闳, 1828-1912) was the first Chinese graduate of Yale University (class of 1854) and went on to have a long and diverse career as an interpreter, tea trader, diplomat, educator, military procurement specialist, and writer.
In his autobiography 我在中国和美国的生活 My Life in China and America, he recounts an incident that took place in Shanghai [...]

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