Xiaoqing Liu

I am a native Chinese (Mandarin) speaker. I was born and grew up in Shandong Province, China, which is also the hometown of Confucius. I earned my Master’s degree in translation studies at the University of Massachusetts and Ph.D. in comparative literature at the University of South Carolina. My research interests include translation studies, comparative literature, and modern Chinese women’s writing.

As the supervisor of the Chinese program, I am proud that we are among the few Midwest liberal arts colleges that offer both Chinese major and minor.  

I enjoy living between the East and the West. I think diversity makes the world beautiful. I hope people can become more aware and tolerant of the differences of other peoples. We should work together to make the world a place of peace and justice.