Faculty

Chinese and Japanese

Department

chineseandjapanese.vassar.edu

The department offers two majors—Chinese and Japanese—with numerous courses in language, literature, and culture, taught either in English or in the language of study, depending on the course level and the nature of the material. The Chinese program offers five year/levels of language courses providing options for students with or without previous knowledge of the language and to students choosing either the traditional or simplified scripts. The Japanese program offers four year/levels of language courses. Students are encouraged to study abroad in China or Japan. The department also offers correlate sequences in both Chinese and Japanese.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese and Japanese

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PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase

Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese and Director of Asian Studies

BA, MA, Baika Women College; MA, Illinois State University; PhD, Purdue University

Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese

BA, Fudan University (复旦大学); MA, PhD, Washington University in St Louis

Visiting Instructor in Chinese and Japanese

Professor and Chair of Chinese and Japanese

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BL, Peking University (北京大学); MA, Indiana University-Bloomington; MPhil, PhD, Yale University

Adjunct Instructor in Chinese and Japanese

BA, Reitaku University; BA, University of Stirling; MA, SUNY College at New Paltz

Visiting Instructor in Chinese and Japanese

Adjunct Instructor in Chinese and Japanese

BA, National Chung Hsing University; MA, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Professor of Chinese and Japanese on the L.B. Dale & A. Lichtenstein Chair

BA, MA, Peking University (北京大学); MPhil, PhD, Columbia University