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Education
1999 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology
1992 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Master of Arts in Anthropology
1991 The Thirteenth International Summer Institute for Semiotic and Structural Studies, Honolulu, HI
Certificate in Conversation Analysis
1986 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
Master of Arts in English Literature
1983 Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature
Professional Experience
2006-present Associate Professor of Chinese & Anthropology, Clemson University, South Carolina
2000-2006 Assistant Professor of Chinese & Anthropology, Clemson University, South Carolina
1999-2005 Affiliate Assoc. Professor of Anthropology, Research Institute of Ethnology, Central University of Nationalities, Beijing, China.
1997-1998 East-West Center Participant, Asian Studies Development Program, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
1995-1996 Lecturer of Cultural Anthropology, University of Hawaii
1986-1990 Research Associate
Institute of Foreign Literatures, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
Areas of Specialization
Medical anthropology
Traditional Chinese medicine
Anthropology of emotions
Linguistic anthropology
Chinese lexicography