My Life in China and America

Name: My Life in China and America
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Yung Wing
ISBN: 9781666535105

Author: Yung Wing

Narrator: Brian Nishii

Unabridged: 5 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 03/10/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, Asian Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues

Synopsis

This classic and integral memoir recounts the events in the life of the first Chinese student to graduate from a major American university, Yale College. An avid advocate for education, Yung Wing convinced the Qing Dynasty government to create a program that would send Chinese students to American schools in order to study science and engineering, giving them opportunities that would never be open to them if they stayed in China. Both enthralling and educational, this historic memoir from an incredibly important voice in history will take listeners back in time to the late nineteenth century.

About Yung Wing

Yung Wing (1828–1912) was the first Chinese student to graduate from an American college. He went on to become a Chinese diplomat and businessman.

About Brian Nishii

Brian Nishii is a multilingual Japanese narrator who has lent his voice to a wide range of projects, including over fifty audiobook titles. A specialist in East Asian themes, he enjoys telling compelling stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Royce on April 14, 2019

A nice account of the author's life as he unfolds it from childhood. Read for personal historical research. I found this work of immense interest and its contents helpful and inspiring - number rating relates to the book's contribution to my needs. Overall, this work is also a good resource for the re......more

Goodreads review by Henry on September 21, 2024

Wing is truly a fastianting case. My fascination towards him stems from reading about the late Qing Dynasty’s Chinese Educational Mission from 1872–1881, which was Wing’s idea. Wing, born in China, had a very atypical experience of a “Chinaman” (as he calls himself, and the society calls Chinese at......more

Goodreads review by Ted on June 28, 2017

Author was born in South China, but came to the US for high school and college (Yale) through the help of missionaries and benefactors. After years in America, he returns to China to find that his Chinese language has become rusty. He embarks on some business enterprises and ultimately convinces the......more

Goodreads review by Dr H L on October 22, 2021

Good history book Bizarre as a memoir... with the exception of recounting a trip to Peru with his future brother-in-law; he does not mention that he was married until he reported her death. He missed her but apparently not so much his children.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on January 23, 2025

This is by far the best autobiography of anyone who grew up around opioid addiction but had his life changed by getting into Yale. Plus, he’d be so proud if he knew how many Chinese people got into Yale these days. Couldn’t put it down.......more