541 Report from the Franklin Gazette

With this post, I will introduce my readers the report from Franklin Gazette Friend Dave Wang reports that his works on Benjamin Franklin and China have recently been warmly received in Hawaii where his work is recommended for history classrooms and in India where The Indian Institute of Oriental Studies has published his article in its journal, The Historical Review: A Biannual Journal of History and Archaeology. This brings the number of countries to seven that have either published his papers or invited him to deliver lectures on his research: Australia, China, India, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. In April 2009, he was invited to present his work on BenjaminFranklin and the Great Wall of China at Benjamin Franklin House in London (seen above). More information is available at: http://foundingfathersandchina.blogspot. com/ Dave has also had another paper, “Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Chinese Civilization,” reproduced in the online publication of the 2009 issue of the Virginia Review of Asian Studies which can be accessed electronically: http://virginiareviewofasianstudies.com/ current3.html