Laichen Sun, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of History

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Teaching interests: Southeast Asia & military history

Research interests: Early modern Southeast Asia & gunpowder technology

Brief biography: I received my BA from Zhengzhou University, MAs from Peking University and Northern Illinois University, and PhD from the University of Michigan. I specialise in early modern Southeast Asian History, particularly Sino-Southeast Asian overland interactions. In addition, I have a keen interest in early modern Asian and global history I received Visiting Felloships from Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore in 2003 and Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University in 2008.