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This website chronicles the history of Chinese students who attended Phillips Academy, an independent high school established in 1778 and located in Massachusetts. This site (in English and Chinese) includes historical context, profiles of individual Chinese students, scans and transcriptions of archival records, data visualizations, and work by students in related courses held in 2019 and 2020.

Subjects or Themes

Chinese students, International relations, Phillips Academy, United States. Chinese Exclusion Act

Project Language(s)

English, Chinese

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Creators

Xiao Li, Ph.D.

Year(s)

2021

Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location

Phillips Academy (Andover, Mass.)

Software Employed

Labor and Support

Project Cost

Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement

Funding was provided by the Abbot Academy Fund and an anonymous donor.