Huping Ling

		Huping Ling, Ph. D. Professor of History Truman State University Huping Ling (令狐萍)is Professor of History at Truman State University teaching Asian American and East Asian history. She is the Executive Editor for the Journal of Asian American Studies. An internationally renowned historian and prolific prize-winning author, she has published ten books including Surviving on the Gold Mountain (1998), Chinese St. Louis: From Enclave to Cultural Community (2004), Chinese in St. Louis, 1857-2007 (2007), Voices of the Heart: Asian American Women on Immigration, Work, and Family (2007), Emerging Voices: Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans (2008), Asian America: Forming Communities, Expanding Boundaries (2009), and Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia (2009) and over hundred articles. She is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Ford Foundation Book Award, American Fellow of AAUW, Walker and Doris Allen Fellowship for Faculty Excellence 2005-2006 with $10,000 prize, and Best Article Award at 2006 Missouri Conference on History. She has been featured in numerous media/books/encyclopedias on famous Chinese Americans and authors. She also serves as a consultant to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Guangdong Provincial Government.
Contact Information: Dr. Huping Ling Department of History Truman State University Kirksville, Missouri 63501 Tel: 660-785-4654 (Voice) Fax: 660-785-4337 (Dept.) E-mail: hling@truman.edu
	Major Publications: Asian American History and Cultures: An Encyclopedia. Two volumes (with Allan W. Austin) M.E. Sharpe, 2009. Asian America: Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries. Rutgers University Press, 2009. Emerging Voices: Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans. Rutgers University Press, 2008. Voices of the Heart: Asian American Women on Immigration, Work, and Family. Truman State University Press, 2007. Chinese in St. Louis: 1857-2007. Arcadia Publishing, 2007. Chinese St. Louis: From Enclave to Cultural Community. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004. Surviving on the Gold Mountain: A History of Chinese American Women and Their Lives. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998. (Top 1 Guide Picks-Books on Chinese American Women by About.com) Ping Piao Mei Guo: New Immigrants in America. Shanxi, China: Beiyue Literature and Art Publishing House, 2003. Jinshan Yao: A History of Chinese American Women. Beijing: Chinese Social Sciences Publishing House, 1999. A winner of 1998 Ford Foundation Award for publication in the American Study Series by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.



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Areas of Research: Chinese American Woman. Asian American Woman. Asian American Urban Communities. Immigration and Ethnicity. Chinese Intellectuals in America.

	Courses Taught: Asian American History Asian American Women Seminar on Chinese American Women Graduate Seminar on Chinese Diaspora in North America Graduate Seminar on Asian Americans Graduate Seminar on Asian American Experiences East Asian Civilization I & II History of China I & II History of Japan I & II U.S. History Introduction to History and Historiography