Exploring the Heartland of Chinese History

Michael A. Stone，a writer and member of the adjunct faculty of Seton Hall University's Asian Studies program where he also serves as the Director of the Global Learning Center. He was recently invited to serve as a Visiting Professor at the Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology in its School of International Education. His previous book, Contemporary American Woodworkers, was published by Peregrine Smith Books. His articles have appeared in Americana, The Boston Globe, The Boston Phoenix, American Craft, The College Review, American Ceramics, Fine Woodworking, Workshop, Kung Fu magazine, The Manager, Family Medicine, Journal of the Medical, Group Management Association, MGMA's Update, Woodworker, Courier Post, Shaanxi Daily （Chinese）and The New York, Times. Mr. Stone received an MBA from Boston University and an MA in Asian Studies from Seton Hall University. He has presented at numerous conferences including the annual conferences of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Association for Asian Studies, the Confucius Institute of Rutgers and the Institute of Modern History of Academia Sinica, and the Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign languages. He currently lives in Clarksboro, New Jersey, USA.