Please join us for an illuminating conversation with China scholars who represent different fields of study. Three former students of Mrs. Lin from the early 1970s, who became China academics based in North America for most of their careers -- Timothy Brook, Deborah Davis, and Gail Hershatter -- will share their insights and reflections on the genesis of their interest in China, the initial focus of their primary research, and how that focus evolved over their respective careers. They will also consider how their teaching about China has developed as their access to and engagement with China have shifted over the more than four decades since they studied with Mrs. Lin. The talk will be moderated by R. Bin Wong, another former student of Mrs. Lin. Following the conversation among these scholars, the Q & A will commence by asking each panelist to ponder how they have experienced the “native Chinese/non-native Chinese” divide in research and teaching over the years.