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The Genealogy of Deafness

The Chinese character for “deafness” (聾) pronounced as long in Mandarin. Long’s upper portion is the homophone of...

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Missionary Education

Missionary has been involved in Deaf education since the late nineteenth century in China. This collection focuses on how they managed to negotiate…

A Shanghainese Signer

A Shanghainese was signing "JESUS" to refer to the location of his Deaf school. This showcases the close connection between Christianity and Deaf…

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Speech Practice

This is a photo showing Deaf students practicing speaking. The student at the right bottom, for example, is pronouncing a fricative sound.

The eyeballs

This is one page of a brochure condemning missionaries who stole their converts' eyeballs. Such rumor is prevalent in late nineteen-century China…

Fundraising

After establishing the Chifu Deaf School, Mills was desperate in need of money to add a girl's quarter to her school. One potential way to secure…

Annetta Thompson Mills

This is a photo showing an educationist named Annetta Thompson Mills sitting beside a Deaf student, teaching the latter vernacular Chinese.

Life Skills

Work relief is the core concept of Chifu education, as the school teaches students essential skills to earn a living. The boys specialized in pottery,…

Diagram of a Chinese Body

The Chinese acupuncturists envision the human body as a map where tributaries connect different body parts. Through tributaries, a vibrant body…

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