OU Chaoquan, was a research student at the Central Institute of Nationalities in Beijing in the late 1950s and a researcher and ultimately full professor, associated with the Qinghai Institute of Nationalities, 1960-1995. His research interests include: anthropology generally, Tibetan studies and Kam culture.
Norman Geary, D. Phil. (1987) in Mathematical Statistics, University of Oxford, studied linguistics in 1991 and became a member of SIL International. He was associated with Guizhou University from 1995 to 2007. His research interests include: Dong language and culture, and bilingual education.