M.A., Ph.D. Stanford University
B.A. National Taiwan University
Areas of Expertise:
Politics in Nationalist China; the Sino-Japanese War; Chinese Newspapers in the Republican Era
Courses I Teach:
- China in the 20th Century
- East Asia and the West
- Japan and the Modern World
- Japanese Culture
- Modern East Asia
- Senior Seminar
- Traditional East Asia
- World War II in Asia
- Women in East Asian History
My favorite course to teach is World War II in Asia. I feel that war is a constant reminder that human societies need to learn from their past – and that they seldom do. I enjoy teaching the course because it is close to my own research interest and because it challenges students to re-examine their U.S.-centered view of history through the study of an otherwise familiar event.
Research Interests:
Politics in Nationalist China; the Sino-Japanese War; Chinese Newspapers in the Republican Era
I am the author of Wang Jingwei, the Guomindang, and the Nanjing Regime (Taipei: The Historica Sinica). I also published articles on the Chinese collaboration during Sino-Japanese War (1937-45) and presented papers on the history of the newspaper Dagongbao.
Life Off Campus:
Outside Saint Michael's I am currently serving as Secretary-Treasurer of the Historical Society of 20th Century China. I have taught at universities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China.