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Spinning thread, China. Alley, Rewi, 1897-1987 Photographs. Ref PA1-o-899-04-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. records22723611

The expat origins of ‘gung-ho’: Rewi Alley, a New Zealander in China

History curator Kirstie Ross writes about the impact that a New Zealander, Rewi Alley, had on China and spoken English, 90 years after his arrival there.Read more

2017-04-21
By: Kirstie Ross
On: 21 Apr 2017
In: History

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