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Dr. Theodore Hsi-en Chen (1902-1991): Chinese American Education Pioneer and Founder of East Asian Studies at USC

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** We may need to rewrite this introductory text. Dr. Chen was a leading scholar in the study of Chinese education and communism during the Cold War in the United States. The publications on display highlight Dr. Chen's extensive scholarship in these areas. He advised numerous master’s theses and doctoral dissertations during his tenure. The titles displayed here were written in the 1950s, one by his wife Wen-Hui C. Chen. In addition, Dr. Chen had served as the Principal Investigator for a number of government-sponsored studies on Communist China. The titles displayed here are a selection of reports from the 1950s.

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1. Elementary Chinese Reader and Grammar 國語讀本 Dr. Chen and his wife Wen-Hui Chung Chen wrote Elementary Chinese Reader and Grammar 國語讀本 in dedication to their two American-born daughters, Ching (Helen) and Ying. It was used as a textbook in the Chinese class at USC in the 1940s. According to the preface, “The first three editions of this text were produced by the Mimeograph Office of the University of Southern California in two separate volumes for the use of [Dr. Chen’s] class on campus. … it is now made available for public use” (iii). This book, though used for “elementary” level, includes extensive comparisons between Chinese and American history, culture, and society--comparable to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) advanced-mid to advanced-high level of Chinese language competence.

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