\u201cVictorian Literature: Issues, Authors, and Texts.\u201d College of Humanities. Yangzhou University. June 22, 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Mis)reading Ibsen: Reimagining Nora and Her \u2018Siblings\u2019 on the Chinese Stage.\u201d Literature Research Institute. Shanghai International Studies University. June 5, 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cRace, Gender, Empire, and the Cultural Afterlives of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.\u201d School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Ningbo University. June 4, 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Native,\u2019 \u2018Foreign,\u2019 and All in Between and Beyond: Toward Better Understanding of Cross-\/Inter-\/Transcultural Theatre.\u201d Polyphonic Dialogues: An International Interdisciplinary Comparative Literature Symposium. College of Humanities. Yangzhou University. May 25, 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Flea, The Worm, Gather The Rose While You May? English Love Poems.\u201d College of Humanities. Yangzhou University. May 25, 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Brownings.\u201d College of Humanities. Yangzhou University. May 30, 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy China Loves Jane Eyre<\/em> <\/a>.\u201d An interview with Victoria Burrows (journalist for BBC, Wall Street Journal, Harper’s Bazaar an article for the Books pages of the South China Morning Post<\/em> in Hong Kong, May 3, 2018.<\/p>\n English Department Fall 2018 Faculty Lecture. Speaker. \u201cStaging Old Man Shakespeare in China.\u201d Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018.<\/p>\n SCHOLARS IN ACTION: Interdisciplinary Research Recreating through Interpreting: A panel discussion featuring recent scholarship by WCSU Faculty. Panelist: \u201cAdapting Western Classics for the Chinese Stage.\u201d Monday, Nov.13, 2017. Western Connecticut State University, Midtown Campus.<\/p>\n A featured author at Book Expo of America<\/a>, May 31-June 2, 2017. New York.<\/p>\n Featured by WCSU 411\u2014WCSU Media in podcasts<\/a>, December 12, 2017, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.<\/p>\n Guest Teaching. \u201cThe Yellow River Cantata.\u201d Hon 398-02 Music: Universal Language of Peace (Professor: Kerry Walker). February 8, 2018.<\/p>\n English Department Fall 2017 Faculty Lecture. Organizer. \u201cArthur Miller and Death of a Salesman in Beijing.\u201d Presenter: Dr. Claire Conceison, Quanta Chair of Chinese Culture Professor of Theater Arts MIT. Monday, November 6, 2017.<\/p>\n Recognized as one of three Chinese-Americans who have made significant contributions to the success of Nanjing\/Nanking Massacre<\/a> (1937-38) application for World Heritage site and UNESCO archiving (my contribution in the form of my 2005 novel When the Purple Mountain Burns<\/em> about the subject published in three editions English, simple Chinese, and classic Chinese) October 19, 2015.<\/p>\n \u201cRace, Gender, Empire, and the Cultural Afterlives of Jane Eyre<\/em> and Wuthering Heights<\/em>.\u201d School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Shaanxi Normal University; School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology. May 26, 2014.<\/p>\n \u201cReturning to the Basics? Reflections on College Writing Instruction.\u201d School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Zhejiang Ocean University. May 19, 2014.<\/p>\n \u201cWestern Literature in China and the Translation of a Nation: A Journey from Concept to Book,\u201d \u201cLiterary Translation: Tapping Your Creative Potential to Re-Create an Imagined World,\u201d and \u201cWriting Instruction for English Majors: Students, Textbooks, Courses, and Pedagogies in the Context of American Colleges and Universities.\u201d Series of lectures given at South China Normal University, Shanghai International Studies University, and Nanjing Agricultural University respectively, March 19-April 2, 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cWriting Instruction for English Majors in American Colleges and Universities: An Overview.\u201d A (90-minute) talk given to English professors of Kunming University, Kunming Normal University, and other colleges\/universities in the Kunming area. June 2, 2012.<\/p>\n \u201cBridging the Pacific: My Cross-Cultural Journey as an English Professor in the US.\u201d A (90-minute) talk given to the students of the School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Kuming Agricultural University. June 3, 2012.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do English Majors in American Colleges and Universities Write about and How (Well)\u201d A (90-minute) talk given to the students of the School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Nanjing Normal University. May 31, 2012.<\/p>\n Featured Author\/Professor. World of Overseas Chinese<\/em>. CCTV-9 (Chinese Central Television Channel 9, worldwide broadcast). Two 25-minute episodes. August 17, 18, 2011<\/p>\n Episode 1<\/a>; <\/u>Episode 2<\/a><\/p>\n Lecture Series on Literary Translation, Creative Writing, Research\/Scholarship. College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Eastern China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, May 22-25, 2011.<\/p>\n Guest Interpreting. Intro to Creative Processes (Jeanne Lakatos) international poet\/artist team: Huang Xiang\/William Rock (via Skype). Western Connecticut State University. Wednesday, Oct. 21,\u00a02009, and Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010.<\/p>\n \u201cFlash Fiction.\u201d The Asian American Writer Workshop. New York, NY. July 23, 2009.<\/p>\n Lecture Series on Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing. China FLT Textbooks and Methodology Research Center, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, June 1-3, 2009.<\/p>\n \u201cTranslating from Novel to Screenplay: Challenges and Pitfalls Merging Three Cultures (Chinese, Japanese, and Western).\u201d Seminar Lecture<\/em> (Ellen Muir). National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences New York<\/em>. 6:00PM-8:00PM, March 19, 2008.<\/p>\n \u201cChina Complex: Its Scarred History and Rising to Superpowerdom in Earthly Contexts.\u201d Southington Rotary Club<\/em>, CT. March 19, 2008.<\/p>\n Honors Program Lecture. \u201cHistory and the Novel: The Role of Literature in Understanding the Dynamics of Power.\u201d Harrisburg Area Community College, PA, March 27, 2008.<\/p>\n \u201cHistory and the Novel: The Role of Literature in Understanding the Dynamics of Power.\u201d Honors Program Lecture<\/em>. Harrisburg Area Community College, PA. March 26-27, 2008.<\/p>\n Guest Teaching. \u201cThe Evidence\u201d (a short story of mine). Eng106 Intro to Fiction (Jeanne Lakatos). Western Connecticut State University. March 05, 2008.<\/p>\n Guest Teaching. \u201cThe Evidence\u201d (a short story of mine). Eng106 Intro to Fiction (Jeanne Lakatos). Western Connecticut State University. March 05, 2008.<\/p>\n Guest Teaching. The Megasection (Maureen Maguire). Western Connecticut State University. Spring, 2008.<\/p>\n Guest Teaching. \u201cTextual Analysis\u201d (as one of the four modes of inquiry; the other three being: scientific and mathematical analysis; artistic creation and analysis; historical, cultural and social analysis). Western Connecticut State University Honors Program (Dr. Steven Ward). October 31, 2007.<\/p>\n Featured Author\/Speaker. Kennedy Middle School Writing Contest<\/em>. Southington, CT. Feb. 8, 2007.<\/p>\n Featured Speaker. \u201cImpac[t]ing the World with Your Words\u201d. 2006 IMPAC-Connecticut State University Young Writers Trust<\/em>. Western Connecticut State University. April 27, 2006.<\/p>\n Guest Teaching. \u201cThe Evidence\u201d (a short story of mine). Eng106 Intro to Fiction (Karen Jambeck). Western Connecticut State University. Spring 2006.<\/p>\n Featured Speaker. \u201cBridging the Pacific: A Personal Journey from a Different Shore.\u201d Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month<\/em>. Norwalk Community College, CT. April 27, 2006.<\/p>\n Featured Author. Connecticut Center for the Book’s World of Words Program<\/em>. Sponsored by Enfield Public Library, Enfield, CT. April 5, 2006.<\/p>\n Featured Author. Wildwood Writers Conference<\/em>. Harrisburg Area Community College. Harrisburg, PA. March 31, 2006.<\/p>\n \u201cGeopolitical Environment for Sustainable Development in China: Sino-Japan Relations, the Rape of Nanking, and Cause for Peace and Humanity.\u201d Paper presentation and panel organizer. The 11th International Conference, American Chinese Professors of Social Sciences<\/em>.\u00a0 October 28-30, 2005 at California State University-Fullerton, Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n Featured Author. When the Purple Mountain Burns<\/em>. Sponsored by Central Pennsylvania Chinese Association. Hershey, PA. November 19, 2005.<\/p>\n Featured Author. When the Purple Mountain Burns<\/em>. “China Crosstalk,” KTSF Channel 26<\/em>, San Francisco, CA. October 28, 2005. 30 minutes.<\/p>\n Presenter\/Workshop Leader. \u201cFact to Fiction: Challenges of Writing Fiction about Historical\/Past Events\u201d The Connecticut Writers\u2019 Conference At Norwalk Community College<\/em>. Norwalk, CT. October 20, 2005.<\/p>\n Featured Author. When the Purple Mountain Burns<\/em>. Sponsored by Milford Senior Center Fall 2005 Lecture Series. Milford, CT. October 19, 2005.<\/p>\n Featured Author. When The Purple Mountain Burns<\/em>. Sponsored by the MFA of the English Department and the University Library. Westside Campus, Western Connecticut State University, August 3, 2005.<\/p>\n Featured Author. Presenting copies of When the Purple Mountain Bur<\/em>ns in all three editions (English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese). Sponsored by the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre<\/em>. Nanjing, China. June 14, 2005. Event covered by local and national media (both newspapers and television stations).<\/p>\n Featured Author. The release of the Chinese edition of When the Purple Mountain Burns<\/em>.\u00a0 Shanghai, China. June 9, 2005. (interviewed by Shanghai media; one hour).<\/p>\n \u201cPersonal Essay and Memoir Writing Workshop\/Process of Writing Panel\/Writing the Journey Panel.\u201d 2005 Connecticut State University Writing Conference<\/em> at Central Connecticut State University, CT. April 29, 2005.<\/p>\n Public Reading. When The Purple Mountain Burns<\/em> (work-in-progress). The Silo, New Milford, CT. May 16, 2004.<\/p>\n Guest Teaching. \u201cPropaganda in China during the Mao Years.\u201d CTA 263: Persuasion & Propaganda (Prof. Jeanne Christie), Western Connecticut State University. October 20, 2004.<\/p>\n Discussant. \u201cHonors Seminar on the Last Effects of Colonialism on Contemporary Global Issues,\u201d Western Connecticut State University Honors Program (Dr. Steven Ward), September 28, 2004.<\/p>\n Presentation\/Discussion. \u201cThe Rape of Nanjing: Why don\u2019t Americans know about this topic? What\u2019s behind the crusade to forget in Japan? What\u2019s the danger of collective amnesia?\u201d Banned Books Week Series<\/em>. Western Connecticut State University, September 27, 2004.<\/p>\n Public Reading. Sample chapters from When the Purple Mountain Burns<\/em>. 2004 CSU Faculty Research Conference. Southern Connecticut State University SCSU, April 24, 2004.<\/p>\n Lecture. \u201cStrategies for Teaching Effective Revision Effectively.\u201d Summer Institute for College English Instructors, Shanghai, China. August 2-5, 2003.<\/p>\n Literary Reading. Personal Essays. The Silo, New Milford, CT. Sept. 8, 2002.<\/p>\n Featured Speaker. \u201cBridging the Pacific for a Mature and Stable Relationship.\u201d Air Force Asian Science & Technology Forum<\/em> (Session XII). Georgetown, Washington, DC. April 24, 2002.<\/p>\n Personal Essay Workshop. 2002 Connecticut State University Writing Conference<\/em>. Eastern Connecticut State University, April 12, 2002.<\/p>\n Featured Writer. Wildwood Writers\u2019 Conference<\/em>. Harrisburg Area Community College, PA (reading and workshop), April 12, 2001.<\/p>\n Featured speaker. Bridging the Pacific<\/em>. The Jewish Community Center\u2019s Senior Adult Club. Harrisburg, PA. November 30, 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cThe In-laws Are Coming” and Other Writings, and Panelist on Writing and Technologies. 20th Wildwood Writers’ Conference<\/em>. Harrisburg, PA. March 25-26, 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cTransient in the East” and Other Short Stories and Essays. 19th Wildwood Writers’ Conference<\/em>. Harrisburg, PA. 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