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Early Asian Alumni

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Quezon City, Philippine Islands

Dr Jurado was the first Filipina to receive her PhD from Cornell Dr Juardo enrolled in her graduate program in 1951 and completed her degree in...

Kagosima, Japan

Born Hikosuke Isonaga, Mr Nagasawa was one of the first eight Japanese individuals to come to America, and the first Japanese student to attend Cornell University Mr Nagasawa...

China

Miss Kao came to Cornell University's College of Arts and Science from Shanghai, China after graduating from St Mary's High School She received her AB in 1926 and MS in 1927 After...

China

Miss Kating spent three years at Cornell after transferring from La Universitato Utopia She was involved in the Chinese Students' Club and the Women's Cosmopolitan...

Korea

Mr Kim was one of the first Korean students to attend Cornell Mr Kim was a leader of the Korean independence movement in the United States, opposing the Japanese annexation of...

Dairen, Manchuria

Mr Niinomi entered Cornell in 1921 He spent three years studying before graduating in 1924 While at Cornell, Mr Niinomi focused his studies on economic geology and physical...

New York, NY

Miss Helen Huie Kwei overcame many challenges She was born on 1899 in New York, NY as the daughter of Reverend Huie Kin Kwong and Louise Van Arnam She was one of the first Asian...

Batangas, Philippine Islands

Mr Malvar Y Maloles entered the university in 1910 and graduated four years later in 1914 Bernabe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture He was the son of Miguel...

China

After his graduation from Tangshan, Mr Mao came to Cornell University to pursue a MCE in 1917 He was later given the degree of Doctor of Engineering by the Carnegie Institute of...

Philippine Islands

Mr Mapua graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1911 He was the first registered architect in the Philippines, holding Certificate No 1 In 1925, he founded the Mapua...

Ellore, India

Mr Maganty Bapi Needu graduated from the College of Agriculture While at Cornell, he was a member of the Cosmopolitan...

Hanoi, Saigon (Vietnam)

Miss Nguyen is one of the earliest Vietnamese students to attend Cornell She spent one year at Cornell and received her AM degree in 1954 Her thesis was titled: A Study of the...

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