WilliamÌýWei
- Professor
- MODERN CHINA

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Professor Wei in an expert on the Republican period of modern Chinese history.
Professor Wei teaches various courses in modern Chinese history, including "Modern China: Collapse and Brilliance, 1644-1949"Ìýand "Contemporary China: Radicalism and Reform, 1949 to Present."
Professor Wei earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1978. He received the Asian American Hero of Colorado Award from the Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network inÌý2022.ÌýHe is the 2024-2025 Colorado State Historian.
His first book,ÌýÌýMichigan Studies on China Series (University of Michigan Press, 1985), was awarded the University of Colorado's Eugene M. Kayden Faculty Book Manuscript Prize. His book, *, Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies (University of Washington Press, 2016), was a finalist for the 2017 Colorado Authors’ League Award for General Non-Fiction.ÌýHis most recent book isÌýÌý(University Press of Colorado, 2021). He is currently engaged in a book-length study titled “Hong Kong Since the Handover: A History of Protests.â€
ÌýÌýProfessor Wei is not currently accepting graduate students.