A Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington

Building a New Life in America

Chi Wang

• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Year: 2011
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780761888741
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Biographies

The son of a prominent Chinese government official and general and the former schoolmate of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Chi Wang personally experienced one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history, including the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and mainland China, and the Chinese Civil War (1946-1949). In 1949, Wang left China for the United States, traveling though mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong during the final days of the Chinese Civil War. After arriving in America, he quickly made a life for himself and became active in the development of Sino-American relations.
From sitting behind Secretary of State William Rogers and President Nixon's daughter during "ping-pong diplomacy," to orchestrating the release of Young Marshal Zhang Xueliang, to presiding over the exponential growth of the Chinese collection at the Library of Congress, Wang's memoirs provide unique Chinese insight in the development of Sino-American relations at a pivotal time in our shared history.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter One: My Family
• Chapter Two: War with Japan—1931–1941
• Chapter Three: From Pearl Harbor to VJ Day (1942–1945)
• Chapter Four: China’s Civil War (1946–1949)
• Chapter Five: Beginning My New Life in America
• Chapter Six: From New York to Maryland
• Chapter Seven: Business, Artistic, & Romantic Pursuits
• Chapter Eight: Meeting the Love of My Life
• Chapter Nine: My Years at the Library of Congress
• Chapter Ten: The Start of My Teaching Career
• Chapter Eleven: Hong Kong Opportunity
• Chapter Twelve: Promoting U.S.-China Relations
• Chapter Thirteen: President Nixon and His New China Policy: 1969–1972
• Chapter Fourteen: Moves toward Normalization of U.S.-China Relations
• Chapter Fifteen: Visiting Taiwan
• Chapter Sixteen: Meetings with Chinese Leaders
• Chapter Seventeen: Young Marshal Zhang Xueliang of Manchuria and Me
• Chapter Eighteen: Mayling Soong and Me
• Chapter Nineteen: The Founding of the United States-China Policy Foundation (1995)
• Chapter Twenty: My Role in Taiwan’s Politics
• Conclusion
• Final Reflections
• Index