by Lihao “Billy” Yuan. Sun Yu (B.A. 1925, under the name “Cheng Yu Sun” in the Badger yearbook) came to Wisconsin from Sichuan Province, a province closely associated with the great Tang Dynasty romantic poet …
Year: 2023
A famous trio of Badger activists from China’s Jiangxi Province
by Lihao “Billy” Yuan (UW-Madison history major). Anfu County in China’s Jiangxi Province was home to three Badgers—Lung Chi Lo, Tsao Shih Wang and Wenying Peng—who trained in political science at UW-Madison in the 1920s …
Pharmacy archives reveal stories of early students from China
by Laurie Dennis A combination of serendipity and knowing what to look for led history of science graduate student J.J. Strange to a treasure trove of materials about some of the first students from China …