Professor of Asian History & Religious Studies
302 Sutherland Bldg., Abington College
salguero@psu.edu
This website is designed for students in my classes. My professional website is www.piercesalguero.com.
Bio & Background
I am a scholar of Buddhism and traditional Asian medicine. I come from a bilingual and transnational Latino family with roots in Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, England, and the US. Having spent my early childhood in Canada and Paraguay, and moving to the US during elementary school, my scholarly interests in crosscultural exchange, translation, and global movements of ideas came to me quite naturally. In addition to my scholarly work, I also regularly publish books, magazine articles, blog posts, and other works for broader audiences. Recently, I have gotten into ethnography and documentary filmmaking as well, and I soon will be launching a podcast. When I’m not working, you might find me traveling the world with my wife and kids, making huge batches of homemade Sichuan chili sauce, or out on my back porch meditating on my cup of tippy Yunnan.