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Virginia Commonwealth University

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5.04/23/2026

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John Herman is an Associate Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University. He earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of Washington and a B.A. in History from the University of Oregon. His research interests focus on Late Imperial Chinese history (900-1800), in particular Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1636-1912) history, frontiers and border regions, ethnohistory, economic and environmental history, colonial discourse studies, and historical sociology. His current work focuses on Wu Sangui (1612-78) and the Ming-Qing Interregnum. Herman teaches courses including Survey of East Asian Civilizations, Late Imperial China, Modern China, Modern Japan, Rise of the Chinese Communist Party, Contemporary China, and Historiography & Methodology. He serves as Program Director for the American Studies Program: China.