Dr. William Wei, Ph.D., a professor of history at the University of Colorado in Boulder has been named as Colorado’s new State Historian. He began begin his one-year tenure on Colorado Day, August 1st, succeeding Dr. Tom Noel.
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Dr. William Wei – Colorado’s New State Historian Maeve Conran
Dr. Wei is an expert on modern Chinese history and the senior Asian history specialist in his department. Early in his academic career, he developed a professional interest in Asian American history and is now recognized as one of the foremost authorities on Asian American history in Colorado. Dr. Wei’s latest book, Asians in Colorado: A History of Persecution and Perseverance in the Centennial State, was a finalist for the 2017 Colorado Authors’ League’s “Award for General Nonfiction.”
