Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang

Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Missouri, affiliated with the College of Arts and Science. His research focuses on modern Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong, emphasizing political refugees, war trauma, and memory studies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia (2012), an M.A. (2005), and a B.A. (2003) from York University.

Yang’s work examines the 1949 Chinese Civil War exodus and its legacy, challenging conventional narratives through studies of refugee trauma and memory. His award-winning monograph *The Great Exodus from China* (2021) explores how 1949 refugees processed displacement. He has held fellowships at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Historical Studies (2013-14) and the Wilson Center in Washington DC (2021).

Current projects include *Chinese Civil War Trauma: White Terror Suppression in Chiang Kai-shek’s Army*, *A Concise History of Taiwan* (Cambridge), and *Islands of Statues: Memory Sites and Politics in Post-WWII East Asia*. His research has been supported by grants from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and others.

• Key Awards: Memory Studies Association First Book Award (2021), MU Provost’s Junior Faculty Research Award (2021)
• Recent Publications: Co-edited *Studying Taiwan Before Taiwan Studies* (2024), *The Great Exodus from China* (2021)
• Teaching: Courses include Taiwan’s Democracy, Mao’s China, and Chinese Migration History