Professor Fred Wu watches students practicing calligraphy

Our People

Elsa Chanez

PhD candidate in Japanese Language and Literature
Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies

E-mail: elsa.chanez@wustl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Copeland

Jianqing Chen

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and of Film and Media Studies
Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellow (FL24) (on leave SP25)

Busch Hall 227

E-mail: cjianqing@wustl.edu

Lingchei Letty Chen

Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Professor of Modern Chinese Language and Literature Affiliate Professor of Comparative Literature

Busch Hall 225

E-mail: llchen@wustl.edu

Jiayi Chen

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures
(on leave FL24-SP25)

Busch Hall 237

E-mail: cjiayi@wustl.edu

Wenhui Chen

Senior Lecturer in Chinese Language
Chinese Language Coordinator Chinese Study Abroad Advisor

Busch Hall 024

E-mail: wchen26@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Cynthia Xinyi Chen

PhD student in East Asian & Comparative Literatures

E-mail: chen.cynthia@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Sheng Chiang

PhD student in Chinese & Comparative Literature
Fulbright Scholar

E-mail: chiang.s@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Ki Chow

PhD candidate in Chinese Language and Literature
Graduate Certificate in Film & Media Studies McDonnell Academy Scholar Center for the Humanities Graduate Student Fellow (FL24)

E-mail: chowki@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Hea-Young Chun

Lecturer in Korean Language
Korean Language Coordinator

January Hall 202

E-mail: hchun@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Rebecca Copeland

Professor of Japanese Language and Literature

Busch Hall 222

E-mail: copeland@wustl.edu

Michael Crandol

Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Cultures

Busch Hall 224

E-mail: crandol@wustl.edu

Emily Crichton

PhD student in Japanese Language and Literature

E-mail: crichton.e@wustl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Copeland

Zihan Feng

PhD student in Chinese Language and Literature

E-mail: zihan.f@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Yuan Kevin Gao

Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Cultures

Busch Hall 237

E-mail: gao.y@wustl.edu

Xinyue Gao

PhD student in Chinese Language and Literature

E-mail: xinyue.gao@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Beata Grant

Professor Emerita of Chinese and Religious Studies

E-mail: bgrant@wustl.edu

Robert E. Hegel

Liselotte Dieckmann Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature
Professor Emeritus of Chinese Language and Literature

E-mail: rhegel@wustl.edu

Gang Huang

PhD student in Chinese & Comparative Literature
McDonnell Academy Scholar

E-mail: huang.gang@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Kuo Jiang

PhD student in East Asian & Comparative Literatures

E-mail: jiang.kuo@wustl.edu
Advisor: Ji-Eun Lee

Hyeok Hweon Kang

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Busch Hall 220

E-mail: hhkang@wustl.edu

Charry Kang

PhD student in East Asian Languages and Cultures

E-mail: charry@wustl.edu
Advisor: Ji-Eun Lee

Mijeong Mimi Kim

Teaching Professor of Korean Language
Korean Study Abroad Advisor Director of Undergraduate Studies

Busch Hall 235

E-mail: mmkim@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Taewoong Kim

Lecturer in Korean Language

January Hall 203

E-mail: kim.t@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Jiyoon Lee

Lecturer in Korean Language

January Hall 202

E-mail: jiyoon@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Ji-Eun Lee

Associate Professor of Korean Language and Literature
Director of Graduate Studies Head of the Korean Section Comparative Literature (Affiliate) Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

Busch Hall 221

E-mail: lee.j@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Diane Wei Lewis

Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate), East Asian Languages and Cultures (Affiliate)

Seigle 416

E-mail: dlewis24@wustl.edu

Xia Liang

Teaching Professor of Chinese Language

Busch Hall 024

E-mail: xliang@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Jue Lu

Lecturer in Chinese Language

Busch Hall 024A

E-mail: lu.jue@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Zhao Ma

Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History and Culture
Head of the Chinese Section

Busch Hall 229

E-mail: zhaoma@wustl.edu

Ginger Marcus

Professor of Practice Emerita of Japanese Language

E-mail: vsmarcus@wustl.edu

Marvin Marcus

Professor Emeritus of Japanese Language and Literature

E-mail: mhmarcus@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Ayami Morita

Lecturer in Japanese Language

Busch Hall 101

E-mail: ayami@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Krystél Mowery

Administrative Coordinator II
East Asian Languages and Cultures

Busch Hall 115

E-mail: krystelmowery@wustl.edu
Phone: 314.935.4448

Jamie Newhard

Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
Head of the Japanese Section Japanese Study Abroad Advisor

January Hall 205

E-mail: jnewhard@wustl.edu

Alessandro Poletto

Lecturer in East Asian Religions

January Hall 204

E-mail: poletto@wustl.edu

Kaho Sakaue

Lecturer in Japanese Language

Busch Hall 101

E-mail: ksakaue@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Ayuka Suemasa

Lecturer in Japanese Language

Busch Hall 101

E-mail: ayuka@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Qingyi Sun

PhD student in East Asian & Comparative Literatures
Dean’s Distinguished Graduate Fellow McDonnell Academy Scholar

E-mail: sunqingyi@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Yihan Lulu Wang

PhD candidate in Chinese & Comparative Literature

E-mail: yihan.wang@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen

Yue Wang

PhD student in Japanese Language and Literature
Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

E-mail: wangyue1@wustl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Copeland

Jingyi Wang

Senior Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Cultures

Busch Hall 024A

E-mail: jingyiwang@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Wei Wang

Teaching Professor of Chinese Language

Busch Hall 026A

E-mail: wwanga@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Ran Wei

PhD candidate in Japanese Language and Literature
Graduate Certificate in Film & Media Studies

E-mail: ranw@wustl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Copeland

Mano Yasuda

Lecturer in Japanese Language

Busch Hall 101A

E-mail: m.yasuda@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4448

Richard Huanyu Yue

PhD candidate in Chinese & Comparative Literature

E-mail: yuehuanyu@wustl.edu
Advisor: Lingchei Letty Chen