Anthony Matthew Tang
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| Anthony Matthew Tang | |
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| File:Dr. Anthony M. Tang, official portrait.pngDr. Anthony M. Tang, official portrait.png Tang in an official portrait | |
| Born | May 6, 1924 Shanghai, China |
| Other names | Tang Tsong Ming (唐宗明) |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Loyola University New Orleans (B.B.A.); Vanderbilt University (Ph.D.) |
| 💼 Occupation | Economist, professor |
| 👔 Employer | Vanderbilt University |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Ellinor Jane Pentecost (m. 1946; d. 1987); Betty J. McBee (m. 1997) |
| 👶 Children | 6 |
Anthony Matthew Tang (born May 6, 1924; Chinese: 唐宗明; pinyin: Táng Zōngmíng) is a Chinese-born American economist. He taught at Vanderbilt University for more than thirty years and later became professor emeritus.
Early life and education
Tang was born in Shanghai, China, under the name Tang Tsong Ming (唐宗明). A United States Congressional Record entry lists him as “Tang, Tsong Ming alias Anthony M. Tang.”[1] He emigrated to the United States in 1945 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1953.
Tang received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola University New Orleans in 1949 and a Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1955.
World War II service
Tang served as a Chinese-language interpreter during World War II. Published sources describe a group of Chinese military personnel trained in the United States during the war, later referred to as the “FAB-100.”[2][3]
Academic career
Tang joined the Vanderbilt University Department of Economics and Business Administration in 1955. He served as director of the Graduate Program in Economic Development from 1961 to 1963, chair of the Department of Economics and Business Administration from 1968 to 1971, director of the East Asian Studies Program from 1973 to 1976, and director of graduate studies from 1983 to 1986. He retired as professor emeritus in 1986.
Tang held visiting positions at Osaka University (1959–1960), the University of California, Berkeley (1963–1964), the University of São Paulo (1973), and National Taiwan University (1974–1975). After retiring from Vanderbilt, Tang worked with the Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development and later served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Selected works
Books
- Tang, Anthony M. (1958). Economic Development in the Southern Piedmont, 1860–1950. Vanderbilt University Press. Search this book on
- Tang, Anthony M. (1984). An Analytical and Empirical Investigation of Agriculture in Mainland China, 1952–1980. Vanderbilt University Press. Search this book on
Journal articles
- Tang, Anthony M. (1979). "The Demand for Agricultural Products in China". Philippine Review of Economics. 16 (1): 105–128. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- Tang, Anthony M. (1984). "Food Consumption and Farm Income Growth in Mainland China". World Development. 12 (5–6): 497–508. JSTOR 1235253. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- Tang, Anthony M. (1983). "Growth and Structure of Farm Household Income in China". The China Quarterly. 96: 706–720. JSTOR 1566536. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
Personal life
Tang married Ellinor Jane Pentecost in 1946. She died in 1987. Tang later married Betty J. McBee on November 26, 1997. He has six children.
References
- ↑ "Congressional Record, 82nd Congress, June 4, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ↑ "The FAB-100: Chinese Officers in Texas During World War II". Museum of Chinese in America. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ↑ "FAB-100 Records, 1939–2010". Austin History Center. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
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