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Sun Yat-sen’s Christian Schooling in Hawai`i – Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation

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Irma Tam Soong. “Sun Yat-sen’s Christian Schooling in Hawai’i.” The Hawaiian Journal of History 31 (1997): 151-178. The schooling that Sun Yat-sen received in Christian schools during his first sojourn in Hawai’i (1879-83) exposed him to Western ideas and Christianity, both of which influenced him thereafter. In September 1879 Sun entered Iolani College, a boarding school for boys established by the Church of England. Boarding school life was carefully regulated and the curriculum and instruction were rigorous, but Sun did well, receiving second prize in English grammar at completion exercises in July 1882. Whether he then attended St. Louis College, a Roman Catholic institution, in fall 1882 is unclear. However, he qualified for entrance into the Preparatory School of Oahu College, later called Punahou School. Sun registered under the name “Tai Chu” and very likely attended both the winter and summer terms of the first-year course from January to June of 1883. The high academic standa

Sun Yat-sen’s Christian Schooling in Hawai`i**   Abstract Irma Tam Soong. “Sun Yat-sen’s Christian Schooling in Hawai’i.” The Hawaiian Journal of History 31 (1997): 151-178. The schooling that Sun Yat-sen received in Christian schools during his first sojourn in Hawai’i (1879-83) exposed him to Western ideas and Christianity, both of which influenced him thereafter. In September 1879 Sun entered Iolani College, a boarding school for boys established by the Church of England. Boarding school life was carefully regulated and the curriculum and instruction

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