# Wong Foon — My Life in China and America character guide

> Wong Foon in My Life in China and America by Yung Wing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wong

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

## Who they are

Chinese student who accompanied Yung Wing to America.

## In the story

### [II: School Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/ii-school-days)

Another of the first five pupils, he is the second to rise and joins the group traveling to America.

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

Fellow Chinese student; decides to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, later becoming a distinguished surgeon.

### [Commissioner Yung Wing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_life_in_china_and_america_se/chapters/commissioner-yung-wing)

Another companion who studied medicine in Scotland and became a respected physician in Canton.

## Links

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