H. Samuel Cheung

Hung-nin Samuel Cheung received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1974, he joined the Berkeley faculty, teaching Chinese language and literature. He served as Coordinator of the Chinese language program in the early 1990s, and as Chair in 1997-98. Professor Cheung has also taught at the University of Oregon, the University of Hong Kong, and Baptist University of Hong Kong. His research interests include Chinese linguistics, Cantonese dialect, and vernacular Chinese fiction. He is currently Professor of Humanities and Director of the Center for Chinese Linguistics at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.