Transnationalism

Tong has explored transpacific themes in nineteenth-century American literature.

The Harlem Renaissance and African American Studies

Xiao Di Tong has been recommended by scholars such as Elizabeth Muther for her original scholarship, her "extraordinary passion," and "its focus on a foundational problem located in an earlier period." [1]

H-Net Reviews

Tong joined the faculty of the Department of History at Michigan State University in 2023 as the Book Reviews Editor of H-Ethnic, published by H-Net. She has worked with Stephen Greenblatt at Harvard, the general editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature, published by W. W. Norton. As editors, they discussed her final papers and discussion posts for his Shakespeare courses (The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet) in his Harvard office. Tong is also the recipient of The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eleventh Edition, and the Norton Critical Edition (Nella Larsen, Passing and Quicksand) edited by Carla Kaplan. Tong regularly attends Kaplan's lectures with the Literature Team at Norton.

Politics

Tong received an honorary letter from President Bill Clinton for her commentary on deforestation and rainforest conservation.

Faculty Resources Committee

Work