Staff

Julia Cai currently oversees programs and activities for the Harvard China Fund and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.

Karen Christopher has worked in the Asia Center’s financial office since 2000, assisting staff, affiliates, faculty, and students with financial and administrative issues. While the Fairbank Center is her first priority she also supports the other Asia-related research centers.

Charlotte Cotter is the Library Assistant for the Fairbank Center Collection at the H.C. Fung Library, where she works under the supervision of Librarian Nancy Hearst. 

Charlotte graduated from Yale University in 2018 with a B.A. in East Asian Studies focusingRead More

James Evans manages digital communications, media relations, publicity outreach, and graphic design at the Fairbank Center. Previously, James worked in public affairs for Weber Shandwick in Beijing and London and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and has aRead More

Sarah manages the budgets and general administration for the Asia Center, South Asia Institute, Fairbank Center, Korea Institute, and Harvard China Fund.

Mark Grady joined the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies as its events coordinator in December 2013. Previously, he worked as a government contractor managing events for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in domestic and international locations, including Beijing and Guangzhou,Read More

Nancy Hearst is the librarian in the Fairbank Collection of the H.C. Fung Library, where she has worked for many years. She makes periodic trips to China and Hong Kong to select new acquisitions. She also does freelance editing andRead More

Wei Li (she/her) received her B.A. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Chinese Studies with a concentration in Art History and her A.M. from Harvard University in Regional Studies East Asia. Before coming to Harvard, she worked asRead More

Kwok-leong Tang（鄧國亮）is the Digital China Fellow of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. He provides support and consultation to anyone interested in adopting digital tools and methods in their research related to Chinese studies. Kwok-leong received his Ph.D. in historyRead More