I spent my first 20 years in Tianjin, my hometown in China, until finishing college education. Holding a B.A. degree from Nankai University majoring in Chinese Language and Literature and a B.S. from the neighboring college, Tianjin University, minoring in Business Administration, I like both pure liberal arts and scientific social studies. After that, I pursued a master degree in Critical Asian Humanities at Duke University.

My teaching philosophy is to learn a new language along with the c...