Dr. Xiao-Bing Li

Director, Western Pacific Institute

Dr. Xiao-Bing Li is a professor in the Department of History and Geography and director of the Western Pacific Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in Edmond, Oklahoma. After he received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in 1991, Dr. Li taught at Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, for two years. In 1993, he joined the faculty of UCO. He teaches Asian History, Eastern Civilizations, U.S. History, and the Cold War history classes. His research includes the history of Modern China, Chinese military, Vietnam War, Korean War, and Asian Americans. Among his recent books are A History of the Chinese Army (University of Kentucky Press, 2007), Voices from the Korean War: Personal Stories of American, Korean and Chinese Soldiers, co-authored with Richard Peters (University of Kentucky Press, 2004), Taiwan in the 21st Century, co-editor with Pan (2003), Mao's Generals Remember Korea, co-editor with Millett and Yu (University Press of Kansas, 2001), and Asia's Crisis and New Paradigm, co-editor with Jung (2000). Currently, he is President of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS) and President of the Oklahoma Chinese Professionals and Scholars Association. He is also editor of the American Review of China Studies and of the Western Pacific Journal for many years.