BCHS lecture is next Thursday

The Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series Season 15 presents Dr. Shou-ching Chao of Valley City State University speaking on “Eyewitnessing modern Chinese culture and change,” at 7 p.m. Thursday Jan. 17, at the Barnes County Museum, 315 Central Ave. N, Valley City.

Born and raised in China, Chao has witnessed China’s economic boom in the last 20 years. He has traveled frequently between the U.S. and China. In this presentation, he will use slides and video to show the economic and cultural changes that he saw in three cities — Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an — during his five-week visit to China in the summer of 2012.

Chao joined VCSU in 2010 and teaches college writing, British literature and linguistics. His teaching also includes graduate courses in linguistics for English language learners teachers and sociolinguistics.

Chao received his Ph.D. degree in English at the University of Minnesota with a concentration in modern British literature. He also earned a master’s degree in linguistics while he was working on his doctoral degree at UM. He has a second Master of Arts degree in English. His baccalaureate degree was from China. All lectures are at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum and held in conjunction with Valley City State University. They are free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Wes Anderson at 701-845-0966

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