SHU-CHUANG-KUAN-Obituary

DR. SHU-CHUANG KUAN

Cambridge, Massachusetts

1919 - 2012-11-06

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Kuan, Dr. Shu-chuangOf Liaoning, China and long-time resident of Cambridge, Mass., passed away at age 93 on November 6, 2012. Born into a Manchu extended family opposed to female education, she excelled in her studies and was accepted to Tsinghua Univ. in 1936 and graduated first in her class at...

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Dr Kuan and Luke (1991)

Dr. Kuan taught me "The Chinese Economy" at the University of Maryland in the mid 1980s. Her encouragement and guidance had boosted my confidence and influenced me to have a life-long interest in the subject. Dr. Kuan was more than a professor. She continued to guide me in every step of my career building even after I obtained my PhD, just like a mother watching every move of her toddler son. She treated my family as her own, inviting us for home stays in Boston, sending us Christmas...

Rest in peace, Professor Kuan.