PUBLICATIONS

1. Books (authored/edited ten books since 1998)

· Editor, Asian American History and Cultures: An Encyclopedia. Two volumes (with Allan W. Austin) M. E. Sharpe, 2009.

· Editor, Asian America: Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries. Rutgers University Press, 2009.

· Editor, Emerging Voices: Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans. Rutgers University Press, 2008.

· Author, Voices of the Heart: Asian American Women on Immigration, Work, and Family. Truman State University Press, 2007.

· Author, Chinese in St. Louis: 1857-2007. Arcadia Publishing, 2007.

· Author, Chinese St. Louis: From Enclave to Cultural Community. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004.

· Author, Ping Piao Mei Guo: New Immigrants in America. Shanxi, China: Beiyue Literature and Art Publishing House, 2003.

· Author, 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.

· Author, 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)

2. Book Chapters

· Multicultural America: The Newest Americans. 4 Volumes, Greenwood Press, upcoming.

· Women in American History: An Encyclopedia. Facts on File, upcoming.

· Asian America: Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries. Rutgers University Press, 2009.

· Asian American History and Cultures: An Encyclopedia. M. E. Sharpe, 2009.

· Emerging Voices: Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans. Rutgers University Press, 2008.

· The Current Trend and Analysis of Historical Research in the West. Beijing University Press, 2007.

· Taiwan in the Eyes of Chinese-American Scholars: Critical Analysis of Taiwanese Society in the 21th Century. Taipei: Showe Publishing House, 2004.

· Asian American Children. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004.

· The New Missouri History. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2004.

· Great Events from History: The Renaissance, 1454-1600. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2003.

· Great Events from History: The Ancient World. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2003.

· Imperial China, 617-1644. Columbia, S.C.: Manly, Inc., 2002.

· Great Events of the Twentieth Century. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2001.

· Modernity and Cultural Identity in Taiwan. River Edge, NJ: Global Publishing Co. Inc., 2001.

· New Studies on Chinese Overseas and China. Leiden, Holland: International Institute for Asian Studies, 2000.

· Intercultural Relations, Cultural Transformation, and Identity: The Ethnic Chinese. Manila: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc., 2000.

· Ethnic Chinese at Turn of Centuries. Fujian: Fujian People’s Publishing House, 1998.

· Asian American Encyclopedia, New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1995.

· Origins and Destinations. Los Angeles: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and UCLA Asian American Studies Center, 1994.

3. Textbook Reviews

· High School US History. Prentice Hall, 2008, 2009.

· A Brief History of Chinese Civilization. Wadsworth Publishing Co., 2005.

· Ancient Civilization. Prentice Hall, 2005.

· Medieval and Early Modern Times. Prentice Hall, 2005.

· History of Our World. Prentice Hall, 2005.

· World History. Prentice Hall, 2005.

· World Explorer. Prentice Hall, 2005.

· Asia and the Pacific. Prentice Hall, 2003.

· America: Pathways to the Present. Prentice Hall, 2000-2008.

· America: Pathways to the Present. Prentice Hall, 1995.

4. Selected Scholarly Articles

· “From Chinatown to Cultural Community: A Historiographical Analysis of Chinese American Communities.”(forthcoming).

· “The Changing Public Image of Chinese Americans and the Rise of China.” (forthcoming).

· “Reconceptualizing Asian American Communities.” In Asian America: Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries. Edited by Huping Ling. Rutgers University Press, 2009.

· “Cultural Community: A New Model for Asian American Community.” In Asian America: Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries. Edited by Huping Ling. Rutgers University Press, 2009.

· “Introduction: Emerging Voices of Underrepresented Asian Americans.” Emerging Voices: Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans. Edited by Huping Ling. Rutgers University Press, 2008.

· “The Changing Public Image of Chinese Americans and the Rise of China.” Urban China No. 23 (2007).

· “New Perspectives on Chinese American Studies—Cultural Community Theory.” Overseas Chinese History Studies No.1 (2007).

· “New Perspectives on Chinese American Studies—Cultural Community Theory.” The Current Trend and Analysis of Historical Research in the West. Edited by Xiaobing Li and Xiansheng Tian, Beijing University Press, 2007 (reprint).

· “Reconceptualizing Chinese American Community in St. Louis: From Chinatown to Cultural Community.” Journal of American Ethnic History Vol. 24, No. 2 (Winter 2005): 65-101. Winner of the Best Article Award, 48^th Annual Missouri Conference on History 2006.

· “Growing up in ‘Hop Alley:’ The Chinese American Youth in St. Louis during the Early-Twentieth Century.” In Asian American Children, ed. Benson Tong, 65-81. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004.

· “Governing ‘Hop Alley:’ On Leong Chinese Merchants and Laborers Association, 1906-1966.” Journal of American Ethnic History Vol. 23, No. 2 (Winter 2004): 50-84.

· “The Rise and Fall of the Study in America Movement in Taiwan.” In Taiwan in the Eyes of Chinese-American Scholars: Critical Analysis of Taiwanese Society in the 21th Century. Taipei: Showe Publishing House, 2004 (reprint).

· “The Rise and Fall of the Study in America Movement in Taiwan.” Overseas Chinese History Studies No. 4 (2003): 21-28.

· “Hop Alley: Myth and Reality of the St. Louis Chinatown, 1860s-1930s.” Journal of Urban History Vol. 28, No.2 (January 2002): 184-219.

· “Historiography and Research Methodologies of Chinese American Women.” Research on Women in Modern Chinese History No. 9 (August 2001): 235-253.

· “The Changing Patterns of Taiwanese Students in America and the Modernization in Taiwan.” In Modernity and Cultural Identity in Taiwan, River Edge, NJ: Global Publishing Co. Inc., 2001, 179-207.

· “`Mayors of Chinatown:’ On Leong and the Community-Building in St. Louis, 1906-1966.” In The New Missouri History (forthcoming).

· “Hop Alley: Myth and Reality of the St. Louis Chinatown, 1860s-1930s.” In Chinese Overseas and Asia-Pacific Rim Countries: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Millennium, proceedings of the ISSCO Seoul Conference 2000, Seoul: Sangna Institute of Management, Yonsei University, 2000.

· “Family and Marriage of Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Century Chinese Immigrant Women.” Journal of American Ethnic History Vol. 19, No. 2 (Winter 2000): 43-63.

· “Chinese Female Students and the Sino-US Relations.” In New Studies on Chinese Overseas and China, Leiden, Holland: International Institute for Asian Studies, 2000, 103-137.

· “Debate Over Affirmative Action.” Chinese American Forum (Oct. 1999):33-35.

· “Chinese Women in America.” Zhong Gou Ren No. 2 (1999): 21-24.

· “A Study of the Motives for Immigration of Chinese Women in the Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Century.” American Studies Vol. 13, No. 1 (1999): 95-121.

· “Isolated Assimilation: Chinese Women in the Midwest.” The Middle Ground: Women and the Transcendence of Domesticity in the Midwest, eds., Mary Frederickson and Susan Eacker (forthcoming).

· “Chinese American Professional and Business Women in a Midwest Small Town.” In Ethnic Chinese at Turn of Century, ed. Guotu Zhuang, 398-421. Fujian: Fujian People’s Publishing House, 1998, 398-421.

· “A History and Historiography of Chinese American Women in America.” American Studies Vol.11, No.1 (1997): 127-146.

· “A History of Chinese Female Students in the United States, 1880s-1990s.” Journal of American Ethnic History Vol.16, No.3 (Spring 1997): 81-109.

· “Sze-Kew Dun, A Chinese-American Woman in Kirksville.” Missouri Historical Review Vol. XCI (October, 1996): 35-51.

· “Chinese Merchant Wives in the United States: 1840-1945.” In Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Origins and Destinations, 1994, 79-92.

· “Surviving on the Gold Mountain: A Review of Sources about Chinese American Women.” The History Teacher Vol. 26, No. 4, August (1993): 459-470.

· “Roosevelt and the Grand Alliance.” Shi Xue Yu Kan (Journal of History), 4 (1983): 67-72.

· “Roosevelt against Fascists Before America Entered World War II.” Shan Da Xue Bao (Journal of Shanxi University) 3 (1981): 70-79.

5. Selected Other Articles

· "Dong Ying San Ji [Reflections on My Japan Visit]." A series of 11 articles in The St. Louis Chinese American Journal, July 17 -September 18, 2003.

· "Rich Heritage is too Easily Paved Over by Commerce." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 25 April 2001.

· “Chinese St. Louisans.” A history column consisting of 30 articles on history of Chinese St. Louisans published in St. Louis Chinese American News, December 21, 2000-July 20, 2001.

· "Lu Qiao Qi Ren." St. Louis Chinese American Journal, 19 October 2000.

· "Hui Guo Jian Wen [Reflections on My Recent Visit to China]." St. Louis Chinese American News, 4, 11, and 24 December 1999.

6. Selected Book Reviews

· Jean Pfaelzer, Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans (New York: Random House, 2007), in Journal of American History (March 2008): 1283-4.

· Shirley Jennifer Lim, A Feeling of Belonging: Asian American Women’s Public Culture, 1930-1960 (New York: New York University Press, 2006), in Journal of American Ethnic History vol. 4, no. 4 (Summer 2006).

· Wayne Hung Wong edited and with an introduction by Benson Tong. American Paper Son: A Chinese Immigrant in the Midwest (Champaign, Ill., University of Illinois Press, 2006), in Pacific Historical Journal (February 2007): 109-110.

· Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards, the Life of a Wartime Celebrity (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005), in The Journal of American History (2005).

· Shehong Chen, Being Chinese, Becoming Chinese American (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2002), in the Journal of the West (2003).

· Xiaojian Zhao, Remaking Chinese America: Immigration, Family, and Community, 1940-1965 (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2002) in The Journal of American History (2003).

· Xiaolan Bao, Holding Up More Than Half the Sky: Chinese Women Garment Workers in New York City, 1948-92 (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2001) in The American Historical Review (June 2002): 905-906.

· Arif Dirlik ed., Chinese on the American Frontier (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, Inc., 2001) in Journal of American Ethnic History (2002).

· Weili Ye, Seeking Modernity in China’s Name: Chinese Students in the United States, 1900-1927 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001) in China Review International (2002).

· Yong Chen, Chinese San Francisco, 1850-1943 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000) in The Historian (2001): 735-736.

· George Anthony Peffer, If They Don’t Bring Their Women Here: Chinese Female Immigration before Exclusion (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999) in Journal of Asian American Studies Vol. 3, no. 2 (June 2000): 260-262.

· Bernard Thomas, Season of High Adventure: Edgar Snow in China (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996) and Robert M. Farnsworth, From Vagabond to Journalist: Edgar Snow in Asian, 1928-1941 (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1996) in Missouri Historical Review Vol. XCII, No.2 (January 1998): 212-214.

· American Foreign Policy—Pattern and Process, in Shan Da Xue Bao (Journal of Shanxi University), 2 (1981).

7. Selected Exhibit, and Translation

· Exhibit: “Pioneer Asian American Women in Adair County, Missouri.” Adair County Historical Society Museum, March-May, 1995.

· Translation “America and the Boer War.” Fei Zhou Shi Yan Jiu (The Study of African History), 2 (1983): 72-80.