【New Asia Then and Now: The Beginning of the Partnership between New Asia and Yale-China Association】

Sixty seven years ago today marks the beginning of the cooperation and partnership between New Asia College and Yale-China Association. How did this historic bond commence?

Founded in 1901 by Yale University graduates and faculty as a non-profit organization, one of the early goals of Yale-China Association were to bring modern education to China. In 1953, the Association dispatched Prof. Harry Rudin of Yale University to East Asia and to meet with Mr. Chien Mu to explore possibilities for future collaborations.

*(From Left to Right) Mr. Shen Yanmou, Mr. Chien Mu, Rev. Charles H. Long and Mr. Tang Chun-I (Source: CUHK in Pixels)*

*Good wishes from then Presidents of Yale University and Yale-in-China Association (former name of Yale-China Association) to commemorate the beginning of cooperation in 1954.*

Rev. Charles H. Long, representative of the Association, visited New Asia in April 1954 to deliberate on the details of the cooperation, including raising funds for constructing the Farm Road campus, providing administrative subsidies, and delegating Yale graduates to the College to teach English courses each year. The Association also sends members to serve as representatives on the Board of Trustees of the College. Reverend Long was the first representative, serving from 1954 to 1958.

【New Asia Family: Mr. Yang Sze-ngai Raymond (17/Government and Public Administration), Co-Founder of “JUST FEEL”】