Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
B.A., Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Xuening Kong, Ph.D.
Lecturer of History
Office
Old Main
“My history courses are a combination of learning and engaging with the past to understand contemporary social issues. I prepare my students to bring historical thinking to resolve problems today, both at the local and global levels. My students will acquire transferable skills and habits that empower them to think critically and effectively engage with the issues they encounter in the larger world beyond my classroom.”
Year Joined Franklin
2024 as Lecturer; 2025 as Instructor
Selected Professional Accomplishments
Selected Publications:
Refereed Journal Articles
Fang, Zhao, Liang-Chun Wu, Xuening Kong, and Spencer Dean Stewart. “A Comparative Analysis of Word Segmentation, Part-of-Speech Tagging, and Named Entity Recognition for Historical Chinese Sources, 1900-1950.” arXiv, March 25, 2025. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.19844
“Herlinda Chew: Identity, Agency, and a Chinese-Mexican Woman’s Transnational Journeys of Self Discovery, ca. 1900-1930s.” American Journal of Chinese Studies 30, no. 2 (October 2023): 95-114.
“Yü Shouzhi: Quasi- Diplomat, Small Businessowner, and Overseas Chinese Community Member in Mexico, 1937-1971,” International Journal of Asian Studies, revise and resubmit.
Refereed Book Chapter
“Racialization from Home: China’s Response to the Anti-Chinese Movement in Mexico, 1928-1937.” In Global Anti-Asian Racism, edited Jennifer Ho, 93-105. Ann Arbor, MI: Association for Asian Studies, 2024.
Selected Awards, Grants, and Fellowships:
Bernadotte E. Schmitt Grant, American Historical Association, March 2024
Miletus L. Flaningam Graduate Paper Award for “Yü Shouzhi: Quasi-Diplomat, Small Business Owner, and Overseas Chinese Community Member in Mexico, 1937-1971,” Purdue University, March 2024
Ross-Lynn Research Fellowship, Purdue University, 2023-2024
Purdue University IMPACT (Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation) Award, Purdue University, May 2023
Arizona Historical Society Research Fellowship, Arizona Historical Society, December 2022
In my spare time I...
I like watching pet videos. Goldendoodles and black cats are my favorite.