Dr. Emily Hong Yue Guo grew up in Beijing, China. She studied Chinese Cultural Studies at both Chinese and American universities. Having lived and worked in America for more than thirty years, Dr. Guo has extensive knowledge and experience in cross-cultural understanding and exchanges. She taught Chinese culture, religions and history at American colleges. She is the founder and former executive director of the Vermont Peace Academy and former director of the Asia-Pacific Institute and Study Abroad Program at Goddard College. Over the past eleven years, she has devoted herself to building international learning and exchange programs to promote cultural understanding. This mission has led to the creation of new online language programs as well.
