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Professor Li Li is a faculty member in the History Department at Salem State University. She teaches a wide range of courses focused on East Asian history, particularly Chinese and Japanese history, as well as US-East Asian relations. Her comprehensive teaching portfolio includes courses such as HST 106 Global History Since 1900, HST 108 War and Society in World History, HST 240 History of China, HST 241 History of the Far East, and HST 242 History of Japan.
Professor Li holds a Ph.D. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.A. from the University of South Carolina, and a B.A. from Peking University. This strong academic foundation has enabled her to develop expertise in multiple areas of historical study with particular emphasis on US-China relations.
Her research focuses on three main areas: History of US-China Relations, The Old China Trade (specifically the Salem-Canton connection), and the Development of Shanghai. Her scholarly work demonstrates a consistent interest in cultural exchange, religious missions, and historical trade relations between the United States and China. She has published extensively on missionary activities in China and has contributed numerous reviews on human rights and China policy to the Human Rights Review.
Professor Li has been active in the academic community, presenting her research at international conferences in China and the United States. Her presentations cover topics including the China trade, Sino-American merchants, and Baptist missions in China. She has also organized multiple panels at American Association of Colleges and Universities conferences on global education and the China challenge for American higher education.
Her teaching extends beyond traditional history courses to specialized topics such as HST 281 The Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Movement, and Economic Growth in Contemporary China; HST 294 Covid-19 and Beyond: Pandemics Famines in East Asia; and HST 297 Becoming American: History of Chinese and Japanese Americans, demonstrating her commitment to connecting historical studies with contemporary issues.
