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Atlanta, GA | Posted: September 21, 2010
Rebecca Keane
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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From Chongqing University of Technology (CQUT) in Chongqing City, China,Yan Yang is a visiting professor in the School of History, Technology, and Society for 2010/2011.
Yan YangFrom Chongqing University of Technology (CQUT) in Chongqing City, China,Yan Yang is a visiting professor in the School of History, Technology, and Society for 2010/2011.
Chongqing City is missioned by China’s State Council to be the engine for economic, cultural, and social advancement in western China and so, explained Yang, “is a new window opened to the west.”
Yang’s lectures on American history and culture are popular with students and have led to her twice being recognized with the CQUT Favorite Teacher Award. Of her year here Yang says, “I hope to study American urbanization deeply and profoundly.” She was attracted by “the outstanding research achievements of professor [and HTS Chair] Ronald Bayor and the high reputation of Georgia Tech.”
In Atlanta for the past month, Yang says our hot weather doesn't bother her a bit. Chongquing City is the hottest region in China with summer temperatures regularly soaring above one hundred.
Yang holds a master’s from Sichuan International Studies University.
