The First Students from China Arrive

The First Students from China Arrive

Phillips Academy -- Alumni and Alumnae

Beginning in 1871 the Chinese government began sending groups of 30 students every year to the United States to train them in the Western ways, as part of what was titled the Chinese Educational Mission. The students remained until 1881 when they were all called home, as the political climate in China underwent a great change. The students were scattered to various schools and Phillips Academy was one of those selected schools. Pi Yuk was how he was known at the Academy. He went on to become Sir Chentung Liang Cheng a member of the Chinese diplomatic service and ambassador to the United States.

Cabinet Photograph Collection

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Communications Department Phillips Academy

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