Chen teaches Buddhism and Chinese Religions at ASU. He has numerous publications on Buddhism, Chinese Religions, and Silk Road Studies.

Rush is a historian of Southeast Asia who explores themes of colonialism, religion, biography, and current affairs. His latest books are Hamka's Great Story and Southeast Asia: a very short introduction.

Feldhaus is Distinguished Foundation Professor of Religious Studies at ASU. Her work combines philological and ethnographic approaches to study religious traditions of the Marathi-language region of India.

Lundry pursues research interests in Asian studies.

Vu is a historian of modern China focusing on war, death, memories, commemoration, virtues, and citizenship.

Jinglin Li is a PhD candidate specializing in medieval Chinese art history, focusing on murals, caves, and stone/brick reliefs.