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IOWA LAW
First International Students
Founded in 1865, Iowa College of Law was one of the first law schools west of the Mississippi. The College attracted students from cities throughout Iowa, other states, and across the globe. Iowa Law's earliest international students include: Moung Edwin, Burma (Class of 1879); Kizo Ishikawa, Japan (Class of 1890); and Nai Hsin Chien, China (Class of 1933).
Baptist missionaries brought Moung Edwin to the U.S. in 1869. He attended college, seminary, and law school before returning to Burma. For the Law Class of 1879, law school was only a year long.
Kizo Ishikawa studied at Iowa Law from 1888 to 1890. A popular student, he gave humorous speeches with the Aldine Society. He also wrote articles about his life in Japan for the Iowa City Republican newspaper.
Nai Hsin Chien and his brother Nai Wen both studied at Iowa Law. Nai Hsin transferred from Harvard Law to Iowa in 1932. He attended law school with his brother for one year before graduating in 1933.