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My Life in China and America

Yung Wing

NonfictionBiography and memoirabout 6 h 15 min of listening

A Chinese-American graduate of Yale recounts his experiences as a student and civil servant.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Dedication
  3. Preface
  4. I: Boyhood
  5. II: School Days
  6. III: Journey to America and First Experiences There
  7. IV: At Monson Academy
  8. V: My College Days
  9. VI: Return to China
  10. VII: Effort to Find a Position
  11. VIII: Experiences in Business
  12. IX: My First Trip to the Tea Districts
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  1. X: My Visit to the Taipings
  2. XI: Reflections on the Taiping Rebellion
  3. XII: Expedition to the Taiping Tea District
  4. XIII: My Interviews with Tsang Kwoh Fan
  5. XIV: My Mission to America to Buy Machinery
  6. XV: My Second Return to China
  7. XVI: Proposal of My Educational Scheme
  8. XVII: The Chinese Educational Mission
  9. XVIII: Investigation of the Coolie Traffic in Peru
  10. XIX: End of the Educational Mission
  11. XX: Journey to Peking and Death of My Wife
  12. XXI: My Recall to China
  13. XXII: The Coup d’État of 1898
  14. Appendix
  15. Commissioner Yung Wing
  16. In Yale College
  17. Taking First Steps in Life
  18. Made a Mandarin
  19. An Opportunity Seized
  20. Endnotes
  21. Colophon
  22. Uncopyright

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Source: Standard Ebooks. CC0 1.0 (Standard Ebooks edition); the text is in the public domain

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