Dr. Theodore Hsi-en Chen (1902-1991): Chinese American Education Pioneer and Founder of East Asian Studies at USC Main MenuIntroductionDr. Theodore Hsi-en Chen’s Life and Career at USCDr. Theodore Hsi-en Chen's ScholarshipDr. Theodore Hsi-en Chen and the China Society of Southern California (CSSC)Dr. Theodore Hsi-en Chen’s Legacy to the USC and the CommunityEvents and CelebrationArchives and ResourcesAbout the ProjectLi-Ping Chenc0e6a2c0a94a0c1771c94d579885876c547d45b5Tang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc46
Letter from the Dean of College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences announcing the appointment of Dr. Chen as Head of the Department of Asiatic Studies by the USC President. June 7, 1940.
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12023-01-27T17:21:42-08:00Li-Ping Chenc0e6a2c0a94a0c1771c94d579885876c547d45b5Coming to the United StatesTang Li13Dr. Chen came to the United States for his graduate studies first at Columbia University and then at the University of Southern California where he obtained a doctoral degree in education in 1939. His wife, Wen-Hui Chen, also obtained a doctoral degree in Sociology from USC in 1952. Both of them taught at USC for many years.structured_gallery2023-02-17T10:26:40-08:00Tang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc46