{"id":2950,"date":"2026-05-08T19:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=2950"},"modified":"2026-05-10T05:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T05:10:23","slug":"relatives-and-extended-families","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/john-lee-1935\/family-education-background\/relatives-and-extended-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Relatives and Extended Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-09-at-9.32.19\u202fPM-587x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3270\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-09-at-9.32.19\u202fPM-587x1024.png 587w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-09-at-9.32.19\u202fPM-172x300.png 172w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-09-at-9.32.19\u202fPM.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lee family\u2019s wider network included educators, diplomats, and scholars who were closely tied to the intellectual and political life of Republican China. Among the most notable was&nbsp;Hsin Hai Chang&nbsp;(H.H. Chang), who received a Boxer Indemnity Scholarship to study in the United States, earned a Ph.D. from&nbsp;Harvard University, and later served as a diplomat under the Kuomintang government. Other relatives, including John Lee\u2019s aunts&nbsp;Xiang-mei Han&nbsp;and&nbsp;Xianglin Han, married into prominent scholarly families, reflecting the strong intellectual culture surrounding the Lees. Family photographs from John Lee\u2019s childhood capture a world of education, privilege, and international connection, one that would soon be transformed by war, revolution, and migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang_Hsin-hai\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang_Hsin-hai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open \" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.5\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"15\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container  \" style=\"\" id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13 11.8l6.1-6.3-1-1-6.1 6.2-6.1-6.2-1 1 6.1 6.3-6.5 6.7 1 1 6.5-6.6 6.5 6.6 1-1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/home\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/about\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/methods\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Methods<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type_archive menu-item-object-exhibit wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Exhibits<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type_archive menu-item-object-archival_item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/archive\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Archival Items<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lee family\u2019s wider network included educators, diplomats, and scholars who were closely tied to the intellectual and political life of Republican China. 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