Scholars | Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies at Illinois

Our scholars come from many different regions in East Asia and explore a myriad of topics! Click each block to expand to view our past VASP scholars.

2022-2023

	Full Name: Cheng, Ting Home Institution: School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University, China Research Project in UIUC: Philosophical and Philological interpretation of Confucian Classics Contact: tcheng11@illinois.edu
	Full Name: Li, Weihua Home Institution: School of Chinese Language and Literature at Hebei Normal University, China Research Project in UIUC: A Semiotic Study of the Categories in Wenxindiaolong Contact: weihuali@illinois.edu
	Full Name: Liu, Zhongkai (Kevin) Home Institution: Library, Qiongtai Normal University, China Research Project in UIUC: The construction of digital library and smart library under the background of big data and artificial intelligence Contact: zhongkai@illinois.edu
	Full Name: Lu, Tianjia Home Institution: Advanced School of Art and Humanities, China Academy of Art, China Research Project in UIUC: Chinese Art History, Painting and Print Culture in Early Qing Contact: tjluke@illinois.edu
	Full Name: Xing, Jiyang Home Institution: School of Chinese Language and Literature at Hebei Normal University, China Research Project in UIUC: A Comparative Poetics Study on the Chinese and English Versions of Wenxin Diaolong Contact: jiyang95@illinois.edu
	Full Name: Zhang, Man Home Institution: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Information Science and Technology University Research Project in UIUC: Human Resource Development under the background of Informatization Contact: manzhang@illinois.edu
	Full Name: Zhen, Yun Home Institution: Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Northwest Minzu University, China Research Project in UIUC: The History of Chinese Books and Print Culture in Late Imperial China Contact: zhenyun@illinois.edu

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

	Full Name: CHEN, Songlin (Sam) Home University: Department of Literature, Shandong University, China Research Project at UIUC: Sinology research of America based on catalogue the existing Chinese ancient books overseas Contact: songlin@illinois.edu
	Full Name: CHEN, Xiaoyuan (Sophie) Home University: Landscape Architecture Institute, Northeast Forestry University, China Research Project at UIUC: Chinese art history Contact: chenxy@illinois.edu
	Full Name: GU, Yuanyuan Home University: Department of Economics, Southeast University, China Research Project at UIUC: International talents inflow: Regional institutional differences and China's technological progress Contact: gu923@illinois.edu
	Full Name: HU, Anrong Home University: Department of Business Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, China Research Project at UIUC: Population policy and female employment in China Contact: anronghu@illinois.edu
	Full Name: HU, Yanchun Home University: Department of Literature, Capital Normal University, China Research Project at UIUC: The interaction between contemporary Chinese and American studies of comparative poetics Contact: yanchunh@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LANG, Ximeng Home University: School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Wuhan University, China Research Project at UIUC: Narrative Style in the English Renditions of Feng Menglong’s Sanyan Contact: xlang@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LIU, Zunju Home University: Department of Literature, Capital Normal University, China Research Project at UIUC: The theoretical category and development of Chinese literary thought Contact: zunju@illinois.edu
	Full Name: GAO, Lu Home University: Department of Journalism, Renmin University of China Research Project at UIUC: Female media visual presentaiton under male eyes - the modernization of women in the photography of the Republic of China Contact: gaolu@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WANG, Cheng Home University: Department of Literature, Hubei Normal University, China Research Project at UIUC: Research on literary criticism of later Imperial period of China (1840-1911) under the Confucian Discourse Contact: wang538@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WANG, Xinxian Home University: Public Administration, East China Normal University, China Research Project at UIUC: Does Air Quality Effect the Residence Willlingness of Migrant population in China? Contact: xinxianw@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WEN, Yangbo Home University: School of Foreign Studies, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China. Research Project at UIUC: Business English Knowledge from the Perspective of Business Knowledge Contact: yangbow@illinois.edu
	Full Name: XU, Shengyang Home University: Department of Education, South China Normal University, China Research Project at UIUC: The practical direction of education concerned with people's good life Contact: sheng91@illinois.edu
	Full Name: YANG, Bin Home University: School of Marxism, Qinghai University, China Research Project at UIUC: National Relation and Cultural Identity in Contemporary China Contact: binyang3@llinois.edu
	Full Name: YU, Wang Home University: Department of Education, Univ. of Int'l Business & Economics, China Research Project at UIUC: Comparative study of business education and education administration between China and US Contact: yuwang24@illinois.edu
	Full Name: YU, Yan Home University: Department of Linguistics/EFL, Qingdao Binhai University, China Research Project at UIUC: Project-based teaching and learning in ability- oriented EFL education Contact: yanyu77@illinois.edu

2018-2019

	Full Name: CHENG, Xiaoyong Home University: School of International Studies, Jinan University, China Research Project at UIUC: Sino-American relations and Asia-Pacific Area security structure, The Political and Economic Influence of "The Belt and Road Initiative" in Southeast Asia Contact: xiaoyong@illinois.edu
	Full Name: CHE, Xue Home University: Department of English Literature, Jiangsu Normal University, China Research Project at UIUC: Study of fusion of traditional Chinese culture & Western modern civilization under the new normalcy in China - A study of cross-cultural teaching of college English Contact: xueche@illinois.edu
	Full Name: GU, Yuanyuan Home University: Department of Economics, Southeast University, China Research Project at UIUC: International talents inflow: Regional institutional differences and China's technological progress Contact: gu923@illinois.edu
	Full Name: HU, Anrong Home University: Department of Business Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, China Research Project at UIUC: Population policy and female employment in China Contact: anronghu@illinois.edu
	Full Name: HUO, Dongxiao Home University: Department of Literature, Zhejiang University, China Research Project at UIUC:A study of Qing poems written for birthday anniversaries of famous poets of the past Contact: dongxiao@illinois.edu
	Full Name: KO, Hyejin Home University: Department of Labor & Employment Relations, Seoul National University, South Korea Research Project at UIUC: Has the training gap between regular and non-regular workers decreased since the enactment of laws for protecting non-regular workers? Contact: hjg@illinois.edu
	Full Name: NISHIKAWA, Mugiko Home University: Department of Sociology, Konan University, Japan Research Project at UIUC: Practice-based research on community activities and media strategies Contact: mugiko@illinois.edu
	Full Name: PANG, Xurong Home University: Department of English, Huaihai Institute of Technology, China. Research Project at UIUC: Comparative study on English teaching of Chinese and American universities based on 4G mobile terminal Contact: xurong@illinois.edu
	Full Name: PARK, SangJoon Home University: Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). Research Project at UIUC: On Korean Modernism in the 1930’s Contact: literae@postech.ac.kr
	Full Name: RAN, Hao Home University: Department of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Research Project at UIUC: Ethnic codes and administrative regulations on harassment Contact: haorao@illinois.edu
	Full Name: TANG, Chunhui Home University: Department of Economics, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, China Research Project at UIUC: The impact of corporate overseas R&D on innovation performance Contact: chunhui@illinois.edu
	Full Name: TANG, Xiaoqing Home University: Department of Sociology, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China Research Project at UIUC: Social inclusion in urban China Contact: xtang@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WANG, Hongliang Home University: Department of Economics, Nanjing Audit University, China Research Project at UIUC: The measurement of income mobility in China Contact: hw22@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WEI, Shanshan Home University: Department of Chinese History, Shaanxi Normal University, China Research Project at UIUC: A study of the flexed burials in the Central Lake region of Yunnan, China: from Neolithic to Bronze Age Contact: swei@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WU, Ran Home University: Department of Music, Sichuan Normal University, China. Research Project at UIUC: Pedagogy of impromptu piano accompaniment Contact: ranwu@illinois.edu
	Full Name: YANG, Bin Home University: School of Marxism, Qinghai University, China Research Project at UIUC: National Relations and Cultural Identity in Contemporary China Contact: binyang3@illinois.edu
	Full Name: ZHANG, Liwei Home University: Department of Political Science, Jilin University, China. Research Project at UIUC: China's future: The logic of political reform after the CCP's 19th National Congress Contact: liweiz@illinois.edu

2017-2018

	Full Name: LI, Dan Company: TianJin OCTO Technology Development Ltd. Research Project in UIUC: Study on the Marketing Strategies of Intelligent Terminal Power Distribution Product Contact: danli6@illinois.edu
	Full Name: CHENG, Fang Company: Zibo Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, China Research Project in UIUC: Comparative Study of Environmental Law System Contact: fangc@illinois.edu
	Full Name: GUO, Minghao Home University: Department of Chinese Language and Literature Xiangtan University, China Research Project in UIUC: Traditional Chinese Literary Theory and Aesthetics Research in North American Sinology Contact: minghao@illinois.edu
	Full Name: PARK, SangJoon Home University: Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). Research Project in UIUC: On Korean Modernism in the 1930’s Contact: literae@postech.ac.kr
	Full Name: KIM, Sea Won Home University: Environmental Engineering, Kyung-hee University, Korea Research Project in UIUC: The impact of Tile Drainage on Illinois Agriculture Contact: seawon@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WU, Ran Home University:Department of Music, Sichuan Normal University, China. Research Project in UIUC:A study of American view of Korean modern history: Analysis of American history textbook Contact: wuranchd@hotmail.com
	Full Name: WANG, Tun Home University:Department of Sociology, School of Law, Sichuan University of Science and Technology, China. Research Project in UIUC: The Research of Youth Consumption Culture in China from the Symbolic Capital Perspective Contact: tunwang@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LI, Xiaole Home University: School of Law, Zhejiang Wanli University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Prevention and Intervention in Family Violence to Women Contact: xiaoleli@illinois.edu
	Full Name: SUN, Yanfang Home University: Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China. Research Project in UIUC: Construction Engineering and Management Contact: yanfangs@illinois.edu
	Full Name: ZOU, Ying Home University: Department of Comparative Literature, Fudan University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Conversation and interpretation: The comparative study between the didactic concept of Ancient Greek literature and the Confucian concept of literature in Da Xue Contact: yingzou@illinois.edu

2016-2017

	Full Name: CHEN, Cheng Home University: Department of Foreign Language, Shanghai Ocean University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Re-canonization of Chinese Classics and Re-structuring of Chinese Cultural Images: A Study of English Translation Anthologies of Classical Chinese Literature Contact: cchen@shou.edu.cn
	Full Name: KIM, Yeun Sook Home University: Department of Political Science, Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea. Research Project in UIUC: Affective Rationality: Analyzing on the Ambivalent Voters Contact: ksdcyk@naver.com
	Full Name: LIN, Xifen Home University: Department of Law, Changhai Jiao Tong University, China. Research Project in UIUC:The Gap between Institution and Practice: An Empirical Study on China’s Pre-trial Detention Contact: linxifen1982@sjtu.cn
	Full Name: WANG, Xiaoyun Home University: Department of Anthropology, Xiamen University, China. Research Project in UIUC: From Chinese Orthodox Classics to Western Holy Bible Contact: christmaswxy@126.com
	Full Name: WU, Ran Home University: Department of Music, Sichuan Normal University, China. Research Project in UIUC: A study of American view of Korean modern history: Analysis of American history textbook Contact: wuranchd@hotmail.com
	Full Name: YOSHIZAWA, Fumitoshi Home University: Department of History, Niigata University of International and Information Studies, Japan. Research Project in UIUC: The colonial responsibility in Japan-ROK relations after 1965 and the US Contact: yosizawa@nuis.ac.jp
	Full Name: ZHANG, Jiuqing Home University: Department of Chinese Culture (Literature), Zhongnan University, China. Research Project in UIUC: A study of translation of The Book of Songs Contact: zjq070621@yeah.net
	Full Name: ZHAO, Li Home University: School of Management, Chongqing Technology & Business University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Research on the Labor Relationship-alerting and Coordinating Based on Psychological Contract Contact: 1614208469@qq.com

2015-2016

	Full Name: CHI, Buyun Home University: Department of History, Renmim University, China. Research Project in UIUC: The relationship between political parties and the state of modern China Contact: chibuyun@outlook.com
	Full Name: FU, Qiang Home University: Department of Economics, Shandong University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Study on China’s economic growth under the hybrid market structure Contact: qiang_fu1121@sina.com
	Full Name: GAO, Ran Home University: Department of Economics, Peking University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Financial frictions, housing price dynamics and macroeconomic fluctuations in China Contact: gaoran@pku.edu.cm
	Full Name: HE, Min Home University: Department of Foreign Language, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China Research Project in UIUC: Classic Chinese fictions in the perspective of “the other”: On the study of Chinese traditional fictions by American sinologists Contact: timeriver@126.com
	Full Name: KIM, Yeun Sook Home University: Department of Political Science, Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea Research Project in UIUC: Affective rationality: Analyzing on the ambivalent voters Contact: ksdcyk@naver.com
	Full Name: SOHN, Jung Sook Home University: Department of History, Ewha Womans University, South Korea. Research Project in UIUC: A study of American view of Korean modern history: Analysis of American history textbook Contact: jsellensohn@naver.com
	Full Name: WU, Ran Home University: Department of Music, Sichuan Normal University, China. Research Project in UIUC: A study of American view of Korean modern history: Analysis of American history textbook Contact: wuranchd@hotmail.com
	Full Name: ZHANG, Huanying Home University: Department of Public Management, Southwest University, China. Research Project in UIUC: A comparative study on the behavior norms of local governments: Exemplified by the labor transfer Contact: zhyswu@163.com
	Full Name: XIAN, Xiaotiong Home University: School of Humanities, Zhejiang University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Tang poetry manuscripts of Tang and the Five Dynasties Contact: xiaoting.xian1979@gmail.com
	Full Name: MOON, Dosik Home University: Department of English, Hanyang Cyber University, South Korea. Research Project in UIUC: Online L2 education for Korean students Contact: dmoon@hycu.ac.kr

2014-2015

	Full Name: CHEN, Lei Home University: Department of Finance at the University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: finance management, risk investment and return, risk attribution analysis, and model-directed empirical investigation into the performance of fund managers Contact: lchn@illinois.edu
	Full Name: DING, Xiaoping Home University: Research Office of Yinchuan Government in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. Research Project in UIUC: How to explore and Resolve the Self-initiated Migration among Ethnic Minorities to Foster Social Harmony and National Integration. Contact: xding@illinois.edu
	Full Name: FENG, Yue Home University: Department Finance at Mudanjiang Normal University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Finance and Economic Development Contact: yuefeng@illinois.edu
	Full Name: HAN, Qinghong Home University: The Career Guidance Department at Hainan University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Educational Administration Innovation in Higher Education from the Perspective of Cultivating Innovative Talents. Contact: qhan@illinois.edu
	Full Name: HUANG, Yi Home University: International Economics and Trade at Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: International economics and trade, the Chinese economy, and economic development Contact: yhua@illinois.edu
	Full Name: Nam Ju Lee Home University: Chinese Studies at Sungkonghoe University, Korea. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: The controversy over the history of the Mao era in China, the issue of New Democracy, and the transition to socialism Contact: namjulee@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LI, Hua Home University: School of Marxism at Wuhan University, China. Research Project in UIUC: A Comparative Study of Political Parties and Society between China and Western Nations” and “The Research on CCP in America Contact: huali76@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LI, Zhuojie Home University: Business Management at Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Industrial Development of Urban Areas during New-Type Urbanization in China. Contact: zhuojiel@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LIN, Xiaoshan Home University: School of Sociology at Zhejiang Normal University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Family changes and consumptive stratification in urban China. Contact: xln@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LIU, Hanjin Home University: School of Marketing and Logistics at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Contact: hanjin@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LIU, Zhigang Home University: Business Management at Tsinghua University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Comparative study of culture industry development in the US and China. Contact: zhigangl@illinois.edu
	Full Name: SHENG, Shangtian Home University: International Trade Law at Guizhou University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Comparative study of culture industry development in the US and China. Contact: zhigangl@illinois.edu
	Full Name: SHIN, Hakyoung Home University: Japanese Popular Culture in the Division of Japanese Studies at Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Postwar American films and national identity and comparative film studies in the U.S. and Japan. Contact: haks@illinois.edu
	Full Name: TAO, Hong Home University: School of Journalism and Communication, Southwest University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Sociology, cultural anthropology, Chinese news and communication, and foreign news communication. Contact: taohong@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WANG, Meng Home University: Institute for Middle Eastern Studies at Northwest University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Strategic importance of the Middle East, the fragmentation of Middle Eastern society, and risky development prospects in the Middle East. Contact: mngwng@illinois.edu
	Full Name: WANG, Zuojun Home University: Department of Public Administration at Southwest University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: strategic management, organizational theory, public policy, low-carbon economies and regional development. Contact: zwng@illinois.edu
	Full Name: YANG, Dachun Home University: School of Law and Politics, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: modern legal history, specifically the modern history of China’s fiscal and taxation law. Contact: dyng@illinois.edu
	Full Name: YANG, Yang Home University: International Politics at Southwest University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: bilateral and multilateral relations among China, America, and Japan that impact security cooperation in East Asia. Contact: yyz@illinois.edu
	Full Name: YAO, Yongzhi Home University: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. Research Project in UIUC: The comparative study of cultural and political thoughts between China and America. Contact: yongzhi1@illinois.edu
	Full Name: YU, Rui Home University: Department of English at East China Normal University, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Chinese fiction of the Ming and Qing dynasties, both in the original and in English translation. Contact: ruiyu@illinois.edu
	Full Name: ZHANG, Weiwei Home University: English as a second Language in Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Chinese and American culture, especially aesthetic appreciation of ceramic culture. Contact: weiwei2@illinois.edu
	Full Name: ZU, He Home University: Zhongguancun Institute, China. Research Project in UIUC/Interest: Teaching English as a second language to adults, and strategies in learning English as a second/foreign language. Contact: hzu@illinois.edu

2013-2014

	Full Name: AHN, Chiyoung Home University: Department Chinese Language and Cultural Studies at Incheon National University, South Korea. Research Project in UIUC: The causes and characteristics of the transition from Hua Gufeng Regime to Deng Xiaoping Regime Contact: chiahn@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LI, Hua Home University: School of Marxism at Wuhan University, China. Research Project in UIUC: A Comparative Study of Political Parties and Society between China and Western Nations” and “The Research on CCP in America Contact: huali76@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LI, Mei Home University: College of Humanities and Development at China Agricultural University, China. Research Project in UIUC: The Construction of Migrants’ Subjectivity from the Perspective of Linguistic Anthropology. Contact: meili@illinois.edu
	Full Name: LIU, Zhaohui Home University: Department of Anthropology at Zhejiang University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Resettlement, Cultural Conversation, and Cultural Rights in Development Projects. Contact: zhaol@illinois.edu
	Full Name: ZHANG, Xiaohong Home University: South China Normal University, China. Research Project in UIUC: Crimes Against Women and Dispute Resolution in Rural Areas Contact: xiaohng1@illinois.edu