Dear Colleagues, I would like to introduce another new member of the listserv, Francesca Fiaschetti ( admaiora82@hotmail.com ), who offers the following self-description: I studied Sinology at the University of Rome and I am currently a PhD student at the LMU Munich University. My dissertation is about foreign relations and perception of ethnicity in China under the Yuan Dynasty. My fields of interest are: geopolitical relations and cultural exchanges between Central and East Asia, definitions of ethnicity and foreigners in Chinese sources, non-Han dynasties, Mongolian language and history, history of food and foodways. Please join me in welcoming Francesca. Yours truly, Michael