Introductions College Centers and Services
NEW FACULTY AND STAFF Asian & Near Eastern Languages Wendy Vincent (staff) joined the Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages as an office supervisor in June 2021. For many years she has been the principal home manager, specializing in family access, growth, and security solutions for the Vincent family. After her children were old enough to make their own lunch, she became the administrative director of an outpatient mental health facility where she could continue her journey in meeting the needs of others. She is excited to be working on campus and plans to finish a long-ago started degree. Wendy loves the attention of her two grandsons, while her teenage daughter wants anything but her attention. Her neighbors wish she would do more yardwork. She loves to read, quilt and is trying to love hiking.
Chinese Flagship Chen Wang (visiting) received her PhD in Asian literatures, cultures, and media with a graduate minor in comparative studies of discourse and society at the University of Minnesota, 2019. Prior to joining the Flagship Program at BYU, she worked as a
visiting assistant professor of Chinese at Williams College, where she taught a variety of language, literary, and cultural courses as well as trained language fellows and teaching associates. She also worked as a graduate instructor for the Chinese Program and Flagship Program at the University of Minnesota. Her academic interests include Sinophone studies, translation theory, world literature, cultural geography, urban studies, and Chinese language pedagogy. Wang is dedicated to helping students cultivate their professional interests and critical thinking skills through learning languages and the relevant cultures. Shasha Yang (visiting) received her MA in teaching Chinese as a second language from Brandeis University. Prior to joining the BYU Chinese Flagship Center, she taught Chinese at all levels at Brandeis University and in programs including the Chinese Flagship Intensive program at the University of Rhode Island, the “Princeton in Beijing” program, the CIEE program at Peking University, and the CET summer program in Beijing.
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