Celebrating Yale-China Association’s 115 years of anniversary with David Youtz (left, Executive Director of Yale-China), Cynthia Sung (2nd right, trustee of Yale-China), and Neil Clarke (right, professor in Yale-NUS)

A week ago, I attended the 115 years anniversary of Yale-China Association in Singapore. It was very emotional to me because I would not be who I am today without Yale-China.

Born and raised in Changsha, the capital city of the Hunan province, I went to Yali Middle School, which was founded by Yale-China 110 years ago.

One of the best schools in the province, Yali Middle School is known for nurturing students with different talents, not only academic achievements.

Every year, Yale-China sends Yale graduates to my school as English tutors. Ms. Ming Thompson was my teacher. Her personal attention and patience lightened up my teenage years.

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