Doctor Ch'en Shon-Yi, 1956

In photos, Ch'en is on a ladder, getting books from a top shelf of his office case, and at his desk with a Chinese book. The walls of his office are covered with books. This is his third library. The first -- which contained books collected through generations by his family -- was lost without trace to the Japanese. The second was destroyed by the Chinese Reds. Ch'en speaks Japanese, French, Portugese, Spanish, and Italian in addition to Chinese and his almost accentless English. Dr. Ch'en Shon-Yi, Pomona College".

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