September 1, 1980
Lan Hua, a graduate of Dong Normal University in the People's Republic of China (PRC), came to Vassar as the first foreign language intern from the PRC. Although language interns were usually recent college graduates, Lin Hua was 35. "He is probably the youngest intern the PRC could send," said Associate Professor of Chinese Yin-Lien Chin. "In the PRC today there are no 'recent' college graduates. From 1966 to 1976 during the period of the Gang of Four most of the universities in the PRC were closed down." The Miscellany News