Xiaoxu Huang
"筱栩，毕业快乐！It was nice having you to be my grader. You are responsible and did a good job! Thank you for all your effort and all you have done! Wish you all the best in the future." Shu-ting Hsu
"Dear Xiaoxu, it was a pleasure getting to know you through both the translation and the literature seminar – before our time together was abruptly transitioned online and cut short. Thank you for inviting me to be a part of your thesis committee – it was wonderful to see what you accomplished even in the absence of a more traditional graduate time here at Duke. Congratulations and I want to hear all about your future adventures – especially as you work from the other end of things (and wreak gender norms from within!) warmly," Eileen
"Hi Xiaoxu,
Congratulations on finishing your degree! I really enjoyed working with you this past year, and wish you success in your future endeaavors!
take care,"
carlos
"Hi Xiaoxu, congratulations! You have come a long way since you broached the possibility of working on the topic of feminine beauty in contemporary China. The thesis was well-researched and sophiscatedly framed. Good luck with your new job. We need people with critical minds like you in the cultural industry!" Best, Leo
Fangfei Wang
"Fangfei, congratulations!! It was so nice to have you in my linguistics seminar and I hope you to continue learning Korean after graduation.Best of luck!" Yunchuan Chen
"Alf mabrook, Soray. Congrats on this achievement."
"芳菲，毕业快乐！It was so nice having you to be my grader. You are responsible and did a good job! Thank you for all your effort and all you have done! Wish you all the best in the future." Shu-ting Hsu
"Dear Fangfei, where do I begin! It was my honor to be your advisor. I appreciated your contributions to so many seminars and classes, not only as a student, but also as my co-teacher and colleague. I also loved seeing the ways in which your developing intellectual and personal interests over the past two years have taken you into new areas of research and study – from translation to diaspora studies to Asian American history to social media analysis to food cultures. Your thesis was both ambitious and thoughtful, and I thought you KICKED BUTT with the defense! You are going to go on to do great things, and I am certain that we will remain in touch. Congratulations again," Eileen
"It was lovely having you in Techno-Orientalism and Two Koreas. Your original research on the impact of Covid-19 in China as we ourselves were going into lockdown and transitioning to remote learning was inspiring to so many students and to all of us. I enjoyed working in the Rubenstein archives with you. Congratulations!" Nayoung Aimee Kwon
"Hi Fangfei,
Congratiulations on finishing your degree! I enjoyed having you in my classes, and learned a lot from your thesis. Best of luck next year!
take care,"
carlos
"Hi Fangfei, Congratulations! Thanks for being so diligent in auditing my class bright and early! Best wishes to you in your future endeavors." Leo
Jing Long Wee
"Congratulations! I was moved by your archival project on Chinese laborers in Archiving and Visualizing Asia and your moving stories about your family. Your beautiful reading of Ocean Vuong will stay with me. Keep following your passions." Nayoung Aimee Kwon
"Dear Jing Long, sorry that our time together at Duke and CAH was cut short, but it was lovely to have had you in seminar and to have been part of your thesis committee. You already know this – but you truly are the only A+ I have ever given a graduate student! I know your brilliance, acuity, and thoughtfulness will take you to unexpected adventures – please do keep in touch! Congratulations," Eileen
"Hi Jing Long,
Congrats on finishing your degree! I really enojoyed working with you, and wish you success in your future endeavors.
take care,"
carlos
"Hi Jing Long, it was a pleasure serving on your thesis committee. I learned a lot from it. You have a special talent and I foresee a bright future ahead in academia if not elsewhere. Best," Leo
Yuchen Yan
"Congratulations Yuchen. It was lovely having you in class. Thanks for sharing your fascination with gangster films with us." Nayoung Aimee Kwon
"Dear Yuchen, it was such a pleasure getting to know you through our seminar, despite a rather abrupt transition to online. You are such an incisive reader of texts and such a methodical thinker – I have always enjoyed hearing your insights both in class and in conversations otherwise. Thank you for inviting me to be your committee member – as you know, I thoroughly appreciated your thesis, and can’t wait to read more from you on the topic!! Congratulations again, and I’m sure we will be in touch as you continue your graduate adventures. Warmly," Eileen
"Hi Yuchen,
Congratulations on finishing your degree! I've really enoyed working with you, and wish you best of luck next year!
take care,"
carlos
"Hi Yuchen, congratulations. I have enjoyed having you in my seminar and being part of your thesis committee. You have the uncanny ability to pick interesting topics (such as the cafe bookstore you wrote for me and your thesis on murder!) Creativity and imagination are two important but underappreciated skills in our work. Good luck with the PhD and stay in touch. Best," Leo.
Yue Yu
"Your quiet strength and perseverance shined through in class. I will fondly remember the excellent archival research you did and your passion for social justice. Congratulations." Nayoung Aimee Kwon
"Dear Yue, what a wonderful adventure it’s been. Despite the online transition, it was still so lovely to have had a chance to work together – enjoyed our conversations last fall thoroughly and wished only for more time. You are just such an original and vibrant thinker – and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead for you. I think you are exactly right to follow your instincts and passions to create art, rather than stay in academia – even though as you know I think you would be great at that too. Do keep in touch! Congratulations," Eileen
"Hi Yue,
Congratulations on finishing your degree! I've really enjoyed working with you, and wish you success in your future endeavors.
take care,"
carlos
"Hi Yue, congratulations! It was such a pleasure to have in my seminar. Good luck going forward and please stay in touch. Best," Leo.
Huiqi Zhang
"Huiqi, It was lovely having you in Archiving and Visualizing Asia and Two Koreas. Congratulations on a job well done." Nayoung Aimee Kwon
"Dear Huiqi, it was lovely getting to know you these past two years! Sorry that our time at CAH transitioned so abruptly online – nevertheless I enjoyed having you in seminar and was also honored to be a member of your committee for your well-written and thoughtful thesis. Congratulations, and look forward to hearing about your new adventures!" Eileen
"Hi Huiqi,
Congratulations on finishing your degree! I've really enjoyed working with you this past year, and wish you best of luck next year!
take care,"
carlos
"Hi Huiqi, it was a pleasure having you in my class and serving on your capstone committee. I am sure it has not been an easy year being remote and not able to return home for visits. You presevered and turned in an excellent capstone thesis! Good luck and please stay in touch." Leo
Muyun Zhou
"Dear Muyun, it has been a strange two years! But how lovely to have met you and gotten to know you – from our first gathering in Dihua Alley to our translation seminar through to our abrupt transition to online. It was a pleasure and honor to be part of your thesis committee. You did a brilliant job. Keep me posted on your adventures ahead, and I’m sure our paths will cross frequently in any case – embrace and enjoy your doctoral years! Congratulations," Eileen
"Hi Muyun,
Congratulations on finishing your degree! I really enjoyed working with you, and wish you best of luck for next year!
take care,"
carlos
"Hi Muyun, thanks for including me on your thesis committee. I really enjoyed reading it and the conversation we had at the exam. You have chosen a unique topic deserving to be further investigated in the PhD. Good luck and do keep in touch." Leo