Wei, C.X. George 1952–

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Wei, C.X. George 1952–

(Chuxiong Wei, George Wei)

PERSONAL: Born January 15, 1952, in Shanghai, China; immigrated to United States; naturalized U.S. citizen; children: Shuting. Ethnicity: "Chinese" Education: Washington University (St. Louis, MO), M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office—Susquehanna University, Department of History, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. E-mail—wei@susqu.edu.

CAREER: Educator and historian. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai, China, assistant professor of history, 1983–88; Washington University, St. Louis, MO, instructor, 1993–94; University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, visiting assistant professor, 1994–96, adjunct member of graduate faculty, 1995–2001; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, visiting assistant professor, 1996–97; Susquehanna University, Selingsgrove, PA, assistant professor, 1997–2001, associate professor of history, 2001–, history department chair, 2004–.

MEMBER: Phi Alpha Theta (director of Susquehanna University chapter, 2000–).

AWARDS, HONORS: Pacific Cultural Foundation (Taiwan) research grant, 1994–95, 1997–99; guest professor, Institute of History Research, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, 1999; Arthur Vining Davis Award, Susquehanna University, 2002, 2003.

WRITINGS:

Sino-American Economic Relations, 1944–1949, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1997.

(Editor, with Xiaoyuan Liu) Chinese Nationalism in Perspective: Historical and Recent Cases, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2001.

(Editor, with Xiaoyuan Liu) Exploring Nationalisms of China: Themes and Conflicts, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2002.

Contributor to Nations under Siege: Globalization and Nationalism in Asia, edited by Roy Starrs, Palgrave (New York, NY), 2002. Contributor of articles and book reviews to periodicals, including Pacific Historical Review, Journal of Asian Studies, Education About Asia, Peoria Journal Star, Roanoke Times, Sunday Times (Central Contra Costa, GA), Daily Local News (PA), Joplin Globe (MO), Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), and Patriot News (PA). Also contributor of articles to Chinese-language books and periodicals. Susquehanna University Press, editorial board member, 1997–.