Chinese in U.S. University Classrooms: An Autobiography by a Chinese American Scholar

Author: Wang Ban
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: "China in American University Classrooms: Autobiographical Accounts of Scholars in the U.S." collects the firsthand experiences of over a dozen scholars teaching and researching Chinese literature, society, history, and cultural history in American university classrooms. They adopt an independent and critical stance, offering readers a thought-provoking rewrite of the "coming-of-age novel" of studying abroad. There is a group of people who received foundational Chinese cultural education in their early years, later studied in the West, and then engaged in cultural education and research at renowned universities in the West. They experience the collision of Chinese and Western cultures but remain remarkably clear-headed, never losing themselves. On one hand, they are deeply devoted to the vastness and depth of Chinese culture; on the other hand, they are committed to absorbing Western culture, being well-versed in the backgrounds of both cultures and their respective strengths.