Educated in Britain

Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain before the takeaway boom of the 1960s.

5/10. Educated in Britain

A young man from Canton called Wong Fun became the first recorded Chinese student here when he received his MD at Edinburgh in 1855. Today there are over 50,000 Chinese students in Britain. Anna investigates why so many Chinese sought an education at British universities, particularly those in Scotland.

From 2007.

Producer: Mukti Jain Campion
A Culture Wise Production.