George Hong

Z. George Hong, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Telephone: 219-989-5441

Office: CLO 246

Email: hongg@purduecal.edu

Education

Ph.D. in History, University of Maryland at College Park (1992)

M.A. in History, University of Maryland at College Park (1987)

B.A. in History, Hangzhou University (now Zhejiang University) (1982)

Publications

Published, edited and co-edited eight books, and published more than eighty refereed research articles in the areas of economic history, modern China, and US-China relations.

External Grants

Received more than 30 external grants of $11 million as PI and/or Co-PI, including a recent $300,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant in support of the study of Chinese Christianity (2011-2014)

Teaching Interests

Modern Asia

Modern China

History of US-China Relations

American History

American Economic History

East Asian Economic History

History of American Urbanization

Global Urbanization

Administrative Services

  1. Co-Director, the Center on Religion and Chinese Society at Purdue University, West Lafayette (2008-present)
  2. Chief Research Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Professional Development at Purdue University Calumet (2005-2010)
  3. Associate Vice President for Sponsored Research and Faculty Development at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2001-2005)

Director of the Asia/Pacific Initiative at Savannah State University of Georgia (1996-2001) 

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Department of History & Political Science
Classroom Office Building, Room 215
2200 169th Street
Hammond, IN 46323-2094

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Phone:
219/989-2347
1-800 HI-PURDUE, x.2347
Locally within Indiana & Illinois

E-mail:
schultzs@purduecal.edu

Fax number: 219-989-2160