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.

Professor and Chair of Chinese and Japanese
Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase wearing a purple shirt and black jacket with arms folded.
BA, Baika Women College; MA, Illinois State University; MA, Baika Women College; PhD, Purdue University-Main Campus
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese and Japanese
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BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; PhD, University of California-Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese
Wenwei Du wearing a pink collared shirt.
BA, Fudan University (复旦大学); MA, PhD, Washington University in St Louis
Professor of Chinese and Japanese
Pictured: Haoming Liu - Man with a suit and glasses standing outside with grass and trees in the background.
BL, Peking University (北京大学); MA, Indiana University-Bloomington; MPhil, PhD, Yale University
Adjunct Instructor in Chinese and Japanese
Yuko Matsubara wearing a blue shirt over a black v-neck sweater and a bow in front.
BA, Reitaku University; BA, University of Stirling; MA, SUNY College at New Paltz
Assistant Professor of Chinese and Japanese
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BA, MA, PhD, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Emeriti

Anne Parries , MA
Adjunct Instructor Emerita of Chinese (2000–2024)
Peipei Qiu , PhD
Professor Emerita of Chinese and Japanese (1994–2025)