Yacong specializes in the history and archaeology of early China. She is interested in comparative studies between the Han China and ancient Roman empire, particularly in terms of lived experience of women and foreigners under imperialism.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
HIST 4A Ancient West Asia (2022)
HIST 2B World History (2023)
HIST 4A Global Rome (2023)
HIST W 80 Chinese Civilization (2023)
ARTHI W6R/WRIT W6R Rome the Game (2023)
HIST 2B World History (2024)
HIST 4C Modern Europe (2024)
HIST 2A World History (2024)
ARTHI W6R/WRIT W6R Rome the Game (2024)
HIST 2B World History (2024)
Panel Organizer & Panelist: Association for Asian Studies 2023 Annual Conference
Title of Presentation: The Imperial Tour: A Ruling Strategy in the Han and Roman Empires
Panelist: Archaeological Institute of America/Society for Classical Studies 2024 Joint Annual Meeting
Title of Presentation: Astrologers and Occultists in the Courts of Rome and Han
Speaker: Kin and Clan in Roman Antiquity: New Perspectives on the Roman Family (Loyola Marymount University) 02/2025
Title of Presentation: Dynamics of Imperial Family and the Gendered Politics of Empire: A Comparison of early Roman and Han Empires