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Jonathan Chu: Tea and the Origins of the China Trade
March 15, 2007
Jonathan Chu dean, education, UMass Boston

Jonathan Chu, Associate Professor of History at UMASS Boston, discusses how American ingenuity, good fortune and commercial freedom gave rise to the profitable China Trade.

Business & Economics | History
Economics | Industry
WGBH
Old South Meeting House
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