Graduate Students in China-Related Programs
| JOSIAH S. BYERS jsbyers@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Charlotte, NC |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Political Science and International Studies from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests |
Cultural Revolution/Great Leap Forward political history, Chinese domestic dissidents and political reform |
| DARREN BYLER dtbyler@ gmail.com |
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| Hometown | Ohio |
| Previous Degrees | MA in East Asian Studies from Columbia University |
| Current Program | PhD Student in Anthropology |
| Interests | Anthropology of place, expressive culture in northwest China |
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WEIQUN CAO hotmail.com |
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| Hometown | Fuzhou, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Political Science and International Relations from Xiamen University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Sino-American Relations, and U.S. strategy in East Asia |
| PEYTON CANARY peytoc@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Previous Degrees | BA in History and East Asian Studies from University of Virginia; MA in China Studies from University of Washington |
| Current Program | PhD Student in History |
| Interests | Song dynasty, especially state policies regarding banditry and other forms of unrest |
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GRACE CHUNG gechung@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Chantilly, VA | |
| Previous Degrees | BA in English and Spanish from University of Virginia | |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies; MLIS Candidate in Library & Information Science | |
| Interests | US-China relations, cross-strait relations, information in China |
| JESSICA COLWELL jcolwell1@gmail.com |
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| Hometown | Seattle, WA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in History and Sociology from the University of Washington |
| Current Program | MA Candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Media, Information, and the Internet in China |
| IAN FRASER iwfraser@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Anchorage, AL |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Chinese from Brigham Young University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Chinese |
| Interests | Historical phonology, Classical Chinese translation, Chinese law |
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| MEREDITH GODWIN magodwin@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Representations and concepts of masculinity and gender in post-modern China |
| ANNE GREENLEAF arg975@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Iowa City, IA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Political Science from Barnard College, Columbia University; MA in Political Science from University of Washington |
| Current Program | PhD candidate in Political Science |
| Interests | Chinese administrative law, the petition system, the international diffusion of law and legal norms, epistemic communities, comparative labor rights, supply chain issues, corporate social responsibility |
| BINGYAN JIANG mariajby @uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Guangdong, China |
| Previous Degrees | LLB in WTO Law from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies |
| Current Program | PhD candidate in Asian & Comparative Law Program |
| Interests | Food safety in China and US |
| DAN JONES djones23@ uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Seattle, WA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Anthropology from University at Buffalo, NY |
| Current Program | MA candidate in International Studies; MPA candidate |
| Interests | Rural China, international development, Chinese minorities, government policy |
| SUNGHEE KIM shkim11@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Seoul, South Korea |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Economics from Seoul National University |
| Current Program | MA Candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | A US-China relations, China’s foreign policy, China’s political reform, U.S. strategy in East Asia |
| YOONJU KIM gumbikim@ msn.com |
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| Hometown | South Korea |
| Previous Degrees | BA in English Interpretation & Translation and International Business/Trade from Kyunghee University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Ethnicity and Nationalism, Social Welfare Policies for Marginalized People, Migration, Transnationalism, and Globalization |
| CHRIS LANTERMAN cklanter@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Redmond, WA |
| Previous Degrees | BSBA in Finance and Accounting from WUSTL |
| Current Program | J.D./LL.M in Asian Law at the UW School of Law |
| Interests | Corporate and Chinese law |
| LIN LE linle@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Shanghai, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Broadcast Journalism from Shanghai International Studies University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Chinese Political Economy, Tibet, and Chinese Foreign Relations |
| SHAOCHENG MA shaocheng@ pku.edu.cn |
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| Hometown | Xinjiang, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Law from Peking University |
| Current Program | MA Candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Modern Chinese domestic politics and history |
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| DANIEL MILLER taninecz@ gmail.com |
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| Hometown | Blacksburg, VA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Political Science and International Studies from Guilford College |
| Current Program | MA Candidate in International Studies |
| Interests | Chinese International Relations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Chinese Security Issues |
| JESSICA MONTGOMERY jlmont@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | San Francisco, CA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Political Science and Chinese from Oregon State University |
| Current Program | J.D./LL.M in Asian Law at the UW School of Law |
| Interests | Chinese social movements, human rights, and civil society |
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| MATT PORTWOOD portwood@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Valdosta, GA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in History from Valdosta State University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests |
Republican Era history, Sino-American Relations |
| MATTHEW SATTERTHWAITE msattert@ uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Grant Pass, OR |
| Previous Degrees | BA in International Studies and Chinese from Willamette University |
| Current Program | MA Candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | US/China Military Relations, The People's Liberation Army, East Asian territorial disputes |
| LILY SCHATZ lschatz@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Connecticut |
| Previous Degrees | BA from Oberlin; MAIS in China Studies from University of Washington |
| Current Program | PhD Student in History |
| Interests | History of Chinese historiography, 19th and 20th century cultural and intellectual history |
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JENNIFER TIPPINS jtippins@gmail.com |
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| Hometown | New York City, New York |
| Previous Degrees | BA from New York University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Rural-urban integration, historic preservation, rural village tourism and translocal communities |
| Dan Wang dangwang @uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China |
| Previous Degrees | Bachelor of Engineering, International Economics and Trade from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| Current Program | PhD candidate in Economics |
| Interests | Labor economics, macroeconomics, land rights and migration in rural China |
| XIAOWEI WU xiaoweiwuecnu@ gmail.com |
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| Hometown | Shanghai, China |
| Previous Degrees | MA in Pedagogy from East China Normal University |
| Current Program | PhD candidate in History of Education, ECNU; visting student at UW |
| Interests | Historical sociology, Sino-foreign education relations |
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HSIANG-YUAN WU yuan317@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Previous Degrees | MA in History from Taiwan Cheng-Chi University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Chinese in northern Thailand, International Development, Civil Society and Social Movements of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| JING ZHAO sailorjing88@ yahoo.com.cn |
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| Hometown | Beijing, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Journalism & Mass Comm. from Beijing Normal University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in China Studies |
| Interests | Art history in late imperial China |
Recent Alumni
| ALICIA AKINS ajakins@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Newport News, VA |
| Previous Degrees | BM in Music Education from Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey |
| Current Status | Working at Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre, Luang Prabang, Laos |
| Interests | Pre-modern Chinese visual and performing arts, Chinese cross-cultural encounters, local cultural initiatives, international cultural policy, museums |
| JIM BLEDSOE |
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| Hometown | Tacoma, WA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in International Relations and Mandarin Chinese from Washington State University |
| Current Status | Consulting for various companies in the Greater Seattle area |
| Interests | The intersection of state policy and commerce in China, SOEs |
| JONATHAN BROWN jonatb@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Seattle, WA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Economics and International Studies from University of Washington |
| Current Status | Attending the IIUP Beijing Language Program for 2012-2013 |
| Interests | Taiwan-Mainland relations, Chinese politics |
| MATTHEW HO mwho@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Eden Prairie, MN |
| Previous Degrees | BA in History from University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Current Status | Looking for employment in the Greater Seattle area |
| Interests | Ethnic minorities, tourism, and travel in China |
| YE JIANG jiangye@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Shanghai, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA from Shanghai Normal University |
| Current Status | Taking a position in Germany for the 2012-2013 year |
| Interests | Demolition in urban China, political transition issues in contemporary China |
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| WEIYU WANG weiyu@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Shanghai, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA from Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade |
| Current Status | Instructor for Chinese Immersion Program with Cornerstone Learning Foundation in the Bay Area |
| Interests | Rural development in China and Chinese investment in the US |
| MEIQING ZHANG mqzhang@ uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Harbin, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA in English from Harbin Engineering University |
| Current Status | Interning in Beijing for the 2012-2013 year |
| Interests | Media participation, political participation, and democratization |
| China Studies Program | |
| East Asia Studies | |
| Box 353650 | |
| Seattle, WA 98195 | |
| ► | chinast@u.washington.edu |
| Madeleine Yue Dong, Chair | |
| ► | yuedong@u.washington.edu |
| Asia Studies Program Coordinator | |
| ► | chinast@u.washington.edu |
| China Studies Program Assistant | |
| ► | chinast@u.washington.edu |