Journeys: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission (Virtual)

BPL welcomes back the CT Museum of Culture and History to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. In the 1870s, 120 boys from China, most of them barely teenagers, came to Connecticut to participate in a groundbreaking scheme: a cultural and educational exchange program. The boys boarded ships and trains, leaving everything familiar, with the expectations of a nation on their shoulders. The story of the boys of the Chinese Educational Mission is a story of hopes, dreams, sacrifice, and the life-changing experience of international exchange.

Christina Rewinski is the Lead Museum Educator at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. She develops and teaches educational programs for school and adult audiences. Christina has formerly worked at a number of Connecticut museums and holds a B.A. in English from Skidmore College and an M.A. in Museum Education from Tufts University.