PiA's roots reach back to 1898, when a group of Princeton undergraduates founded "Princeton in Peking" in support of the YMCA in Beijing. Among the best known of the participants was Sidney D. Gamble.
PiA's beginnings can be traced to 1898, when a group of Princeton college students formed "Princeton in Peking" to support the YMCA in Beijing. A notable figure among them was Sidney D. Gamble.