Dr. Sharon Wei is a Mandarin Chinese lecturer in the Department of World Languages at Boise State University. Sharon Wei received her undergraduate and graduate training in Taiwan in Economics and received a doctorate degree in Urban Studies from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
In addition to her Chinese language training and translation activities, Dr. Wei teaches courses on contemporary China, Chinese foreign policy, Confucianism and Chinese culture and contemporary Chinese politics. Dr. Wei has organized educational and cultural visits to China for small groups seeking language training in China and obtaining a better understanding of current environmental, social, and political developments in Asia.
Sharon Wei has over 20 years of teaching, research, and export-import business management experience. As a native Mandarin Chinese speaker, Dr. Wei implemented specialized language training programs for U.S. corporations conducting business in Chinese speaking countries. A frequent traveler to China and Taiwan, Dr. Wei evaluates current economic, social, and political developments in Asia.