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Brendan Grover Han Gentry in Beijing circa 1911

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Brendan Grover Han Gentry in Beijing circa 1911

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Here in the capital things are going down and the noise has disturbed my thinking but honestly I'm gonna throw my hat in with the military on this one and hope for the best. May China return to glory once more!

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Because of my family's poverty, as the third generation of a native Sichuan craftsman who makes articles from bamboo strips, I grew up working in textile factories with relatives. I went home in the afternoons to help my elderly mother work together on the farm planting rice seedlings, and with a mind to work with stamina and diligence, I studied independently at home in the evenings, hoping to contribute to my country with the power of knowledge.

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February, 1919

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A day in the life of a gentry from Hunan 

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A day in the life of a gentry from Hunan 

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I am really trying to rebuild our family trading business but the constant conflict is making it very hard. After we lost everything during the Boxer rebellion 17 years ago and my father gave up its all been up to me as his only remaining son. I'm doing my best but with more protests going on outside its looking like my profit isn't going to come easy.

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A Day in the life of a women working in the Yunnan province hoping to help her son with his education and endeavors.

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A Day in the life of a women working in the Yunnan province hoping to help her son with his education and endeavors.

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Along with other 136 students, I was on the voyage from Shanghai to San Francisco to pursue education in the United States.
My father Zhiqing achieved his goal to become a rather sucessful industrialist in the Zhejiang Province, and seeing the oppotunity, he is bold enough to send me to the US for more education.
With his and government's support, I was able to go on board on this ship, and today I am trying review English in the dingy cabin.

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A typical day of a Chinese Anhui  Peasant picking up snows and doing chores for his landlord while a supervisor said work harder. 

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A typical day of a Chinese Anhui  Peasant picking up snows and doing chores for his landlord while a supervisor said work harder. 

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We are now paying more taxes to the local authorities. It seems like the political environment in warlord era Anhui is very unstable. I personally do not care much about who rules and I just want to work less and support my family better and maybe my children can go to the school and he/she does not have to work like me anymore.

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A day in the life of a peasant woman in Shandong, 1919.

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A day in the life of a peasant woman in Shandong, 1919.

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Manchurian Military/Farming Family 1919 - Alex W

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Manchurian Military/Farming Family 1919 - Alex W

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The effects of modernization just now are fully taking effect in rural Manchuria, and my family finds itself skeptical of, but grateful for, some of the recent changes. In the rural country we have had little contact with foreigners thus far, and evaded much of the violence of the past decade (though family in the south talk of great violence against Manchus). The economic boom has helped us and a former Bannerman, Han though he may be, is leading Manchuria and vowing to protect us from the Russians and Japanese, so I enlisted.

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Even with the fall of the Qing Dynasty, our stipends as Manchu bannermen are still being paid. However, given the hatred some feel towards Manchus, our safety is not certain. Many times, I find myself sitting in despair, knowing that our family and all Manchus may never regain the prestige we once had.

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Can't catch a break here!

My family originated as Manchu Bannerman, but as time goes on that connection to the military was fading. They aren't doing so well at the moment.

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March 1st, 1919 - Korean Independence Movement

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March 1st, 1919 - Korean Independence Movement