One day, he and other Chinese students were rowing on Cornell’s Beebe Lake, and their canoe capsized. Hu Shih attended Cornell on a Boxer Rebellion scholarship. This included a brief history of Asia and Cornell, starting in the 1870s focusing on two immensely important Cornellians: Hu Shih, BA, 1914 and Pearl Buck, MA, 1925. The evening began with an explanation of why it was appropriate to host this event at the Cornell Club-NY. Introduction: Brief History of Cornell and China NBC News Anchor Kate Snow ’91 moderated the discussion which included Counselor Ed Cox, who is President Nixon’s son-in-law Zhengyu Huang, President of the premier Chinese-American advocacy group, the Committee of 100 and Charles Pei Wang, a human rights advisor to six consecutive U.S.
On May 17, 2022, the Cornell Club-NY and the Cornell Asian Alumni Association (CAAA) presented a retrospective on the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s visit 1972 to China.Īn all-star panel explored: how the trip was arranged the doors that were opened by President Nixon’s trip whether it really was “the week that changed the world ” and the impact of the trip on both countries – including the Asian-American community. Looking Back on "the Week that Changed the World" and what it means today, and for tomorrow
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