{"id":3157,"date":"2026-05-09T07:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&p=3157"},"modified":"2026-05-18T06:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:34:33","slug":"lees-life-as-a-teacher","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/su-jan-lee-%e6%9d%8e%e8%82%83%e7%84%b6-1924\/lees-life-as-a-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to China (1925-1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After graduation, Lee briefly engaged in Y.M.C.A work as an educational secretary, then soon began his career as a teacher (The Colby Echo 1923, 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He first became the Dean and Professor at Peking College of Commerce and Finance, 1926-1928.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(PC of Commerce and Finance, present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, he became Dean and Professor at the National Custom College, 1928-1930.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(China Customs House in the 1930s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Peking in the 1920s, by Perkhammer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After serving for a while as a teacher, Lee took a break and went into the banking business. He would serve 10 continuous years from 1930-1940 as the Assistant accountant and comptroller of the Salt Industrial Bank. His boss would be the finance cabinet of Chiang Kai-shek, the President of China. In one online user’s article, it was mentioned that Lee tried to sell a collection of rare Chinese pottery to US buyers, but no one could recognize the value of these items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(one of the rare pottery that Lee tried to sell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\uff08Photo of the Old Salt Industry Bank)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee then became Chief Manager and Vice President of the Bank of Great China, 1940-1942, followed by President of the Ta Tung Banking Corporation, 1942-1944, and eventually became the president of both the Six Provincial Development Corporation and the Union Trust of Four Banks concurrently, 1944-1947.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 1946, during the wartime period in China, Lee took a break from banking and returned to education. Here is a list of his various achievements during this period of time: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Lee received an L.L.D. Degree from Sinkiang University in 1946-1947.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Lee became a Professor at Kuo Mm University in Canton, 1947-1949.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    (Picture of the old SinKiang University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    (University of Washington during Lee’s time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \uff08Lee’s Lecture in Seattle’s Reformatory Program\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \uff08Lee’ Talk at Colby in 1953, about his life and work in China\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \uff08Lee’s Lecture on Finance and Chinese Culture at Clark University\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    (Lee and Mrs.Lee’s Art School)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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