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Sophia Geng
Name: Sophia Geng
Department: Asian Studies
Academic background: BA, Shandong Teachers' University, Jinan, China; MA, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China; PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA
Research interests: Chinese literature; US-China exchange and communication; gender in Asia; teaching of Chinese as a second language
Asian Studies courses taught: MCLT 315: Folklore, Legend, and Myth; GEND 381: Sex and Gender in Global Perspectives: Asian Societies; GEND 290: Chinese Women's Literature; CHIN 311 and 312: Chinese Conversation and Composition
What are your hobbies? Biking, reading, writing short stories and poems, watching movies
Favorite Asian cuisine or dish: Congee with pickled egg and pork
Anything else you'd like to share? My motto is:
天行健，君子以自强不息。地势坤，君子以厚德载物。Translation:
As heaven maintains vigor through movements,
a gentle man should constantly strive for self-perfection.
As earth's condition is receptive devotion,
a gentle man should hold the outer world with broad mind.