• A Taiwan native whose parents are from Beijing.
• A graduate of Washington University, St. Louis.
• A participant in the “Spreading the word” Project of the NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities), 1994~1995.
• Past Chairperson of the Foreign Language Dept., 1995~1996, 1998~2005.
• Established the “Study in China” program, which combines travel and language learning. Took classes in June 2007 and January 2008.