My Life in China and America · Character
Dr. Parker
American missionary and physician in China, involved in diplomatic affairs.
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First appearance: VII: Effort to Find a Position
Dr. Parker shows up with force in VII: Effort to Find a Position. The page is where that presence becomes real.
United States Commissioner who hires Yung Wing as private secretary for three months.
Dr. Parker first appears in 0009 vii effort to find a position.
In VII: Effort to Find a Position: United States Commissioner who hires Yung Wing as private secretary for three months.
Later, in Taking First Steps in Life: Commissioner of the United States to China; Yung Wing briefly serves as his private secretary.
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- Chinese Officials and Associates
- Early Mentors and Educators
- Key Figures in Yung Wing's Life
- Protagonist
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Yung Wing’s emotional peak is the collision between his personal honor—the joint ministership to Washington—an…
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