This is such an amazing story, I am Chinese living in Canada, my son did well on a national math test at grade 8, he place 2nd in Ontario, 6th in Canada, as a result, he was invited to a math camp in Stanford, where "gifted" children from many countries were invited to compete in a one week event I think about 12 kids came from China, led by the head of mathematics studies in China, and that was when I understood what greatness is. These kids were out of this world in terms of abilities. Now it was not a case of one country competing with another, the kids formed teams, and each team is multinational, my son, although did well in school, did not study anything that is beyond the prescribed curriculum, while the Chinese kids of the same age were already doing at least college level work, even that is beside the point. What impressed me the most was that the Chinese kids knew that they were far ahead of the pact, and found a way to work together with kids from the other country, including my son to maximize their team score. At break time, all the kids hung out and played together as "normal" kids would, and they really loved the all you can eat soft ice cream, what they struggled with though is the amount of hamburgers fed to them.
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A nice story. What is important is not so much the children's knowledge or abilities, but the absence of a sense of "the other" in the way they relate to each other. If adults don't forment division among our kids, the world will be a much better place.
American believe Coolie trade is one form of slavery, as such, it was outlawed prior to American Civic War. The railway workers were contract workers who came to America during American Civil War. Black slave trade and coolie trade were practiced by Spanish. Don't blame American for anything. They don't build a superpower for nothing.
There is a grammar school in New York City Chinatown named after Yung Wing. I was part of the original organization that recommended the naming of the school to the New York City Board of Education. The school primarily has a large Asian student population. The school is located at 40 Division Street NYC if anyone is interested in looking it up.