This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan sitting with a young child and his mother. The child is standing and eating a bowl of rice. Father Donovan wrote "The refugees got to like us - they knew we were trying to help them." Born in Rhode Island, Fr. Donovan came to Maryknoll in 1928 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1934. He was assigned to Kaying, South China in 1938 and worked there for 10 years. In 1973 he was assigned to write a history of the China Wuchow mission and took up residence in Hong Kong. He remained there until his death.
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