Yen Ching-hwang

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Yen Ching-hwang (Chinese: 顏清湟) (born 1937) is a historian of China who has spent most of his life in Australia and is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Adelaide.

Born in

Batu Pahat before receiving a scholarship to study at the Australian National University. Upon graduating in 1968, he began to teach at the University of Adelaide.[1]

Yen is best known for his works on Overseas Chinese history, including "The overseas Chinese and the 1911 revolution" (1976), "Coolies and mandarins: China's protection of overseas Chinese during the late Ch’ing period (1851–1911)" (1985) and "A social history of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya: 1800–1911".[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Ching-Hwang, Yen, Chow Bing Ngeow, and Tek Soon Ling. "A Witness to History: Interview with Professor Yen Ching-Hwang." Producing China in Southeast Asia. Springer, Singapore, 2017. 113-128 online version
  2. ^ "颜清湟" [Yan Qinghuang]. www.lib.nus.edu.sg (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 June 2002.
  3. ^ Khoo, Eugene (31 July 2013). "Overseas Chinese in the British Empire: Yen Ching-hwang 颜清湟".