Asia

Dr. Douglas W Blum Ph.D. Professor Department of Political Science dougblum@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Central Asia, Russia Dr. Fang Dong Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Economics fdong@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: China Economy Bing Huang Assistant Professor Department of Art bhuang@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Chinese Art, East Asia and Europe Culture Exchange Dr. D. Colin Jaundrill Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of History djaundri@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Modern Japanese History, East Asian History Dr. John M Lawless Ph. D. Assistant Professor Department of History jlawless@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Ancient India Dr. Susan K McCarthy Ph.D. Professor Department of Political Science smccath@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: China, East Asia Dr. Rene Alexander Orquiza Assistant Professor Department of History rorquiza@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Modern Philippines Eric Sung Associate Professor Department of Art esung@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Photography, influenced by the ritual performance found in Taoism and Buddhism Trina F Vithayathil Assistant Professor Department of Global Studies tvithaya@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Social, political and economic inequality in contemporary India