Professor Fred Wu watches students practicing calligraphy

Our People

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​Lingchei Letty 
Chen

​Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Professor of Modern Chinese Language and Literature Affiliate Professor of Comparative Literature Interim Director of Graduate Studies
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Wenhui 
Chen

Senior Lecturer in Chinese Language
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Jianqing 
Chen

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and of Film and Media Studies
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Jiayi 
Chen

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures
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Hea-Young 
Chun

Lecturer in Korean Language
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​Rebecca 
Copeland

Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
Head of the Japanese Section
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Motomi 
Kajitani

Lecturer in Japanese language
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Hyeok Hweon 
Kang

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures
(on leave FL23-SP24)
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Mijeong Mimi​ 
Kim

Teaching Professor of Korean Language
Korean Language Coordinator Korean Study Abroad Advisor Director of Undergraduate Studies
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Taewoong 
Kim

Lecturer in Korean Language
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​Ji-Eun 
Lee

Associate Professor of Korean Language and Literature
Head of the Korean Section​ Comparative Literature (Affiliate) Performing Arts Department (Affiliate) (on leave FL23-SP24)
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Jiyoon 
Lee

Lecturer in Korean Language
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Wonseok 
Lee

Lecturer in Korean Studies
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Yanjie 
Li

Lecturer in Chinese Language
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​Xia 
Liang​

Teaching Professor of Chinese Language
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Zhao​ 
Ma

​Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History and Culture
Head of the Chinese Section
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Marvin​ 
Marcus

Professor of Japanese Language and Literature and of Comparative Literature
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Jamie 
Newhard

Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
Japanese Study Abroad Advisor
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Ke 
Nie

Senior Lecturer in Chinese Language
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Alessandro 
Poletto

Lecturer in East Asian Religions
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Kaho 
Sakaue

Lecturer in Japanese Language
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Jingyi 
Wang

Lecturer in Chinese Language
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​Wei 
Wang​

Teaching Professor of Chinese Language
Chinese Language Coordinator Chinese Study Abroad Advisor
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Mano 
Yasuda

Lecturer in Japanese Language
Japanese Language Coordinator