Dear colleagues, Hope your week is off to a good start. Please join me in welcoming a new member to the Song Yuan listserv, Lina Nie. Below please find her self introduction. Welcome, Ms. Nie! My name is Lina NIE, a third year PhD student of the History Department of University of Southern California. I am studying social, cultural, and maritime history of Song Yuan China and Kamakura, Muromachi Japan. Sincerely, Ya Zuo Secretary, Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasties Studies