# My Life in China and America — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for My Life in China and America by Yung Wing.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates his memoirs to his devoted sons, Morrison Brown and Bartlett Golden Yung.
- [My Life in China and America](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/my-life-in-china-and-america.md): This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of Yung Wing's life, from his birth in Nam Ping to his education in China and America, his return to China, and his subsequent career in business, translation, and governmen
- [I: Boyhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/i-boyhood.md): Yung Wing recounts his birth in Nam Ping, his early education at Mrs. Gutzlaff's school in Macao, his father's death, and his subsequent work as a candy hawker and rice gleaner to support his family. He also describes an
- [II: School Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/ii-school-days.md): Yung Wing recounts his early education at the Morrison School, describing its founding, his fellow students, and the pivotal moment when Mr. Brown announced his return to America and invited pupils to accompany him. Yung
- [III: Journey to America and First Experiences There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/iii-journey-to-america-and-first-experiences-there.md): Yung Wing and his companions embark from Whompoa on the ship Huntress, enduring a dramatic gale at the Cape of Good Hope and stopping at St. Helena, where they visit Napoleon's empty tomb. They arrive in New York in Apri

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- [At Monson Academy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/iv-at-monson-academy.md)
- [V: My College Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/v-my-college-days.md)
- [VI: Return to China](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/vi-return-to-china.md)
- [VII: Effort to Find a Position](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/vii-effort-to-find-a-position.md)
- [VIII: Experiences in Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/viii-experiences-in-business.md)
- [IX: My First Trip to the Tea Districts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/ix-my-first-trip-to-the-tea-districts.md)
- [My Visit to the Taipings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/x-my-visit-to-the-taipings.md)
- [XI: Reflections on the Taiping Rebellion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xi-reflections-on-the-taiping-rebellion.md)
- [XII: Expedition to the Taiping Tea District](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xii-expedition-to-the-taiping-tea-district.md)
- [XIII: My Interviews with Tsang Kwoh Fan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xiii-my-interviews-with-tsang-kwoh-fan.md)
- [My Mission to America to Buy Machinery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xiv-my-mission-to-america-to-buy-machinery.md)
- [XV: My Second Return to China](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xv-my-second-return-to-china.md)
- [XVI: Proposal of My Educational Scheme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xvi-proposal-of-my-educational-scheme.md)
- [XVII: The Chinese Educational Mission](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xvii-the-chinese-educational-mission.md)
- [XVIII: Investigation of the Coolie Traffic in Peru](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xviii-investigation-of-the-coolie-traffic-in-peru.md)
- [XIX: End of the Educational Mission](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xix-end-of-the-educational-mission.md)
- [Journey to Peking and Death of My Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xx-journey-to-peking-and-death-of-my-wife.md)
- [XXI: My Recall to China](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xxi-my-recall-to-china.md)
- [XXII: The Coup d'État of 1898](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/xxii-the-coup-d-tat-of-1898.md)
- [Appendix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/appendix.md)
- [Commissioner Yung Wing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/commissioner-yung-wing.md)
- [In Yale College](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/in-yale-college.md)
- [Taking First Steps in Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/taking-first-steps-in-life.md)
- [Made a Mandarin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/made-a-mandarin.md)
- [An Opportunity Seized](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/an-opportunity-seized.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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