Professor Hong Li is a senior lecturer of Chinese at Emory University. She received her undergraduate degree in Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Teachers College. Dr. Li also has a Masters degree in Chinese Linguistics was from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In addition, she also received her Ph.D. degree in Chinese Linguistics from the University of Minnesota in 1995 and joined the Emory faculty in 1996 to establish the Chinese program. She possesses a wealth of knowledge concerning teaching Chinese to students of an older (specifically) college age group.