Shehong Chen is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of 
Massachusetts Lowell. She teaches U.S. history, modern Chinese history, 
and Chinese foreign policy. Her research interests are Chinese American 
history, Sino American relations, and modern China. Professor Chen's 
book Being Chinese, Becoming Chinese American was recently published by 
the University of Illinois Press.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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