Stepping Forth into the World: The Chinese Educational Mission to the United States, 1872-81

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Index Abbott, John S. C., 63 Ai, Chung Kun – see Zhong Wenyu Akenson, Donald H., 35 Alford, Clara J., 56, 57, 60 American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), 3, 63, 159 American host families, geographical distribution, 50; social, educational, and religious background, 57–63; called “teachers” (shi 師), 64; compensation and reimbursement, 64–5; motivation, 65–6; similar arrangements with Japanese students, 63, 65, 66; obligations toward CEM students, 66, 68, 71; replacement host families, 72–3; political beliefs, 170; dismay at recall, 180 Amherst College, 119, 129 Amherst, Massachusetts, 63, 210 Angell Treaty, 172 Annapolis – see United States Naval Academy anti-Chinese movement in U.S., 4, 43–4, 46, 168–72, 221–2 Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 103, 152, 159 Atwell, Harriet G., 50, 64, 83 autograph books, 143–4 Avon, Connecticut, 60–1, 163 Baark, Erik, 197 Bacon, Leonard, 63, 65, 66, 164 Bagg, Lyman, 131 Barbour, Erwin H., 187 Bartlett, David E., 33, 56, 57, 58 (fig.), 59, 65, 110 Bartlett, Fannie, 70, 88, 107, 137, 176, 211 Bartlett, Mary L., 70, 176 baseball, 144–6, 177–8 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 4, 169 Belleville, New Jersey, 4, 169 Bestor, Randall, 56, 59, 62, 73 bicycling, 148 Bieler, Stacey, 185 Biggerstaff, Knight, 7 Blakeslee, Fred Gilbert, 144–5 Blakeslee, Helen E., 103, 107 211 Boston, Massachusetts, 169 Boxer Rebellion Indemnity Scholarship (Gengzi peikuan jiangxuejin 庚子賠款 獎學金), 209 Brown, Samuel Robbins, 3, 7–8, 11, 33, 57–8, 107 Burbank, Julia and Katherine, 71, 74, 103 Burlingame, Anson, 2, 10, 42 304 Index Burlingame Treaty, 10, 123, 168, 172 Burt, Martha E., 60, 61 (fig.), 71, 72 Cai Guozhen 蔡國楨, 158 Cai Jinzhang (#1), 66, 67, 69, 89, 154–5, 162 Cai Shaoji (#2), 88, 92, 119, 146 (fig.), 152, 159, 176, 186, 200 Cai Tinggan (#31), 25, 42, 71, 92, 150; post-CEM career, 198, 201, 207, 212, 213 Camp, Walter, 145, 147 Cao Jiajue (#61), 25, 57, 65, 135 Cao Jiaxiang (#62), 25, 57, 73 (fig.), 103, 147, 149 (fig.), 178–9 Cao Jifu (#3), 33, 137, 151 Cao Maoxiang (#63), 57, 199 Capron, Samuel Mills, 77, 102 Carlson, Ellsworth C., 199 Carrington, Edward and Sarah T., 72, 162–3 cartes de visite, 143 CEM and Japanese students compared, 164, 218–20; in gender, 13; in age, 18; in social background, 23; in prior preparation, 36–7; in living arrangements, 63–4, 65, 66, 75; in college, 129–30, 132; in post-return employment, 189 CEM students, recruitment and selection, 13–28, 36; age, 18, 89, 92, 183, 207, 213, 215, 216; geographical origins, 18–20; compared to Zeng Laishun and Yung Wing, 18, 36, 39, 46, 75, 183, 215–6; family background, 21–3, 26–8, 218; prerogatives as “government students,” 28–9, 41, 44, 46, 112–3, 179, 218; stipends and allowances, 28, 64, 130; dress and hairstyle, 29, 111, 148–9; contractual obligations, 30; prior education, 32–4; preparatory studies in Shanghai, 34–6; en route to New England, 40–6; associations with other Chinese, 42, 169–70, 180, 221; assigned to American host families, 50–7; anglicization of personal names, 66–8; home schooling, 68–70, 88–9; dismissals, withdrawals and early deaths, 71–2, 135–7, 151, 157, 160–3; reassigned to replacement host families, 72; emotional ties to host families, 73–4, 211–2; Chinese study and ritual requirements, 83–5, 160, 162; in middle and secondary schools, 87–8, 89–92, 95–101, 104, 105–6, 159; toured Centennial Exhibition, 109–13; adopted American dress, 111, 148–9; in college, 115–9, 121–2, 130, 132–3; barred from U.S. military and naval academies, 123; extracurricular activities, 130–1; graduation from college, 131–2; enumerated in 1880 census, 137–42; collected and exchanged cartes de visite and autographs, 143–4; participated in sports, 144–8, 186–7; obeyed queue requirement, 149–51; interest in Christianity, 152–7, 187; socializing with young women, 157, 187; weakened command of Chinese language, 158, 183; refrained from naturalization, 158; raised funds for famine relief in China, 158–9; impact of anti-Chinese movement on, 170–1; assigned to telegraphy class, 174; reaction to news of recall, 174–5; departure from New England, 175–7; en route home to China, 177–80; reception in Shanghai, 184–5; reunion with families, 186; longing for America, 186–7; initial employment Index 305 on return, 188–203, 217; enhanced status during post-Boxer decade, 207–10...