Annual Eastern meeting of Chinese students in America at Colgate University, 1909Annual Eastern meeting of Chinese students in America at Colgate University, 1909
Hamilton, New York
Courtesy of Yale-China Association Records and Memorabilia, Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, RU 235, Box 1, Folder 5
Farewell feast in the teachers’ dining room, 1931Farewell feast in the teachers’ dining room, 1931
Taigu, Shanxi Province
Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives, Dining_room_Shansi_1931
While student missionaries from Oberlin College were in Taigu as early as 1881, the official Oberlin Shansi (Shanxi) Memorial Association was founded in 1908 to support the educational efforts of H. H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi). An Oberlin graduate and Taigu native, Kung created the Ming Hsien (Mingxian) and Beilu Schools for boys and girls, respectively. Chinese students also traveled to the United States to receive education at prestigious American universities.