Zhihui Sophia Geng
Academic Degrees:
- B.A., Shandong Teachers’ University, China
- M.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Research and Academic Interests:
Chinese literature, safeguarding of cultural heritage, Chinese immigration and Chinese American literature, U.S.-China relations and exchange
Awards and Honors:
- May 2019 Glocal Leadership Award: Leader Bridging the Global and the Local
- February 2019 ASIANetwork Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows
- 2018 Robert L. Spaeth Teacher of Distinction Award
- January 2010 ASIANetwork Freeman Foundation Fellowship for Student-Faculty Collaborative Research in Asia
- 2009 Faculty Advising Award
Publications:
“Music and Sound in Weihsien Internment Camp in Japanese-occupied China.” In Sonic Histories of Occupation, edited by Russell Skelchy and Jeremy Taylor. London: Bloomsbury, 2022. In Print.
“Through Pearl S. Buck's Writing: Women with Bound Feet in the Republic of China,” Digital Commons, 2022 (article)
“Songs of Courage: Missionaries in Occupied China During World War II,” Digital Commons, 2021 (article)
Why I am a Folklorist, 2019 (video)
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John’s University
Ana Conboy
Chair, Languages and Cultures Department
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Jennifer Schwichtenberg
Department Coordinator
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