Sino-Western Yangtze River Family Stories
My Chinese family has deep roots at Ginling College, dating almost since its inception. First as students and then as faculty, women on both sides of my family – my grandfather’s side – the Shih family 石 and my grandmother’s side the Qian family 錢 – have been influenced by this remarkable women’s college.
My grandfather attended University of Nanking , graduating in 1932 with a degree in physics. His career from 1932 – 1946 during the war was not fully known to us. In 2019, two unexpected sources sent documents to my email – one from China and one from England – neatly filling in the missing pieces. […]