Word: hua
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Hartford, Conn., German-born Richard Julius ("Jan Valtin") Krebs, ex-Communist bravo whose bloody Out of the Night was a prewar bestseller, got his U.S. citizenship papers. In San Francisco, best-selling Philosopher Lin Yutang's 14-year-old daughter, Yu Hua, got into the U.S. on a visitor's permit-after a slight delay. The local immigration man claimed he had a "confidential" tip that she intended to stay for good, kept her aboard ship for two days & nights, finally took a chance...
...child was the first born in the big D.P. camp in Seoul, Korea, and the parents called it Mi Hua (Little Flower) in honor of UNRRA's tough and kind-hearted boss. But 7,000 miles away, in Washington, Little Flower LaGuardia last week faced more headaches than honors...
This week a suave, slight Chinese Protestant prescribed the same rule for the conversion of his enormous and absorbent country. Dr. Francis Cho Min Wei knows what he is talking about. In China he is a college president-of Hua Chung College (Christian) in Wuchang. In the U.S. (this year) he is Henry W. Luce Visiting Professor of World Christianity at Union Theological Seminary. In both countries he is a recognized authority on Chinese conversion, who says of himself: "My whole study and research has been directed to discovering how to Christianize the Chinese culture...
...other high posts were reshuffled: dapper, German-trained Chu Chia-hua became Minister of Education, replacing Kuomintang bigwig Chen Li-fu, who took over the Ministry of Kuomintang Organization. Liberal, professorial Dr. Wang Shih-chieh became Minister of Information, replacing Liang Han-chao, who received the portfolio of Overseas Affairs. Chang Li-sheng, Secretary General of the Executive Yuan, became Minister of the Interior, replacing Chou Chung-yao, who took the vice-presidency of the Examination Yuan...
...word or phrase, then the Chinese equivalent, then are silent so the student can imitate the Chinese, then reiterate the Chinese. The set of 25 records covers most fundamental situations. They should help soldiers to obey a Chinese maxim which Fang loves: Chien shih-mo jen shuo shih-mo hua (Whomever you see, talk his language...