▁Iss ues ▁and ▁Co - Direct or ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁US - Ch ina ▁Iss ues , ▁and ▁is ▁Professor ▁of ▁International ▁and ▁Area ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁affili ate ▁English ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁where ▁he ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Liter ature ▁Trans lation ▁Archive ▁( C LT A ), ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁found ing ▁editor ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Liter ature ▁Today ▁( C LT ) ▁journal ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁C LT ▁book ▁series ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁Press . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁artists , ▁St alling ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁E ure ka ▁Spr ings , ▁Ark ansas ▁during ▁the ▁back - to - the - land ▁movement , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Clear ▁Spring ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁return ▁and ▁teach . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁E ure ka ▁Spr ings ▁High ▁School , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁Chinese ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁Be ij ing ▁University , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Chinese ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁from ▁S UN Y ▁Buff alo , ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁Mc N ulty ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁Eth n opo et ics ▁and