A history of the Brown-Crook family in China during the past century

Sponsored by Asian Cultural Center of Vermont (ACCVT)

Chengdu Dewey School founded by Muriel Hockey Brown, 1923-25

Carl Crook’s family lived continuously in China for more than a century, spanning four generations. Beginning with his grandparents from Canada—who met and married in China—and extending to his own children, who spent much of their early years there, this multi-generational history forms the foundation of his perspective.

This presentation will be accompanied by photographs, beginning with Crook's grandparents, who were missionaries (1912-42) and devoted thirty years to building progressive educational institutions in Chengdu, from primary school through the college level. His parents, who also met in China, dedicated their lives to education and to the study and documentation of rural Chinese society.

Crook's family experiences reflect both joy and turbulence across a century of profound transformation in China.

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David and Isobel Crook (Carl’s parents) in China, 1947