# Mrs. Brown — My Life in China and America character guide

> Mrs. Brown in My Life in China and America by Yung Wing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Brown, Mrs. Phoebe H. Brown

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-journey-to-america-and-first-experiences-there

## Who they are

Wife of Mr. Brown, who helped care for Yung Wing in America.

## In the story

### [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)

Wife of Dr. Brown, her parents are the Bartletts, and she is part of the family hosting the boys.

### [At Monson Academy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/iv-at-monson-academy)

Mrs. Phoebe H. Brown, Yung Wing's landlady, described as a remarkable New England woman and author of a well-known hymn.

### [VI: Return to China](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/vi-return-to-china)

Yung Wing's mother, who he meets in Macao and who insists he shave his mustaches as a sign of filial obedience.

### [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)

Yung Wing's wife, whose health declines during his absence and who dies of Bright's disease in 1886.

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