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Date of this Version
8-5-2026
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Article
Citation
Transcript, August 5, 2026
Abstract
Dr. Parks Coble, Jr. was awarded the ORCA in 2005. He was born in Waterloo, South Carolina in 1946 but he grew up in Columbia. He earned his bachelor’s in history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Next, he traveled 740 miles northwest to earn his doctorate at the University of Illinois in Champaign. In 1976, he became an assistant professor of history at the University of Nebraska, where he quickly rose through the ranks. His early work focused on the relationship between Chinese business elites and leaders of the Chinese National Government movement during a very interesting time period in their history. From there, he moved on to complex relationship between China and Japan. In 2019, Parks was honored by the Association for Asian Studies with a roundtable discussion at its annual conference to celebrate “Parks Coble's important scholarly contributions to research in Chinese business, political, and social history.” He retired in 2024 and still lives in Lincoln.
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Copyright 2026, Mark Griep. Used by permission.