Notables


Huping Ling, professor of history, was featured in the Jan. 22, 2017 issue of The World Journal, “Huping Ling Uncovers Unknown Chinese History at Hoover Institution Archives.” The World Journal is a daily Chinese-language newspaper serving overseas Chinese in North America. The largest Chinese-language newspaper in the United States, Ling has been featured in The World Journal frequently. Since 2016, Ling has served as a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University collecting sources for a book project, “Sword Blue: A Chiang Kai-shek’s Man.” It depicts a century-long history of China from 1910 to 2010 through the glories, sufferings and adventures of Sword Blue, a top-ranking Nationalist government official in Shanxi. Ling recently donated her father’s archives “Papers of Linghu Pu” to Hoover. The collection spans from 1910 to 2000 and includes photos, diaries, confession papers, official certifications and government papers, Linghu and Ma family genealogies, and oral history interviews. Hoover also houses the personal diaries of Chaing Kai-shek.

Antonio Scuderi, professor of Italian, was invited to chair a session entitled “In Celebration of Dario Fo,” for the annual American Association of Italian Studies conference, April 21-23, in Columbus, Ohio.

stockkirkgate.jpg
Previous Next