Huei-Hsia Wu

Assistant Professor

Vita

Professor Wu has worked as a journalist, political analyst, and professor specializing in the sociology of gender, immigration, and labor. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she studied journalism and worked in the family restaurant.

In 1990 she won the ministry of education's "national merit" scholarship and competitively tested into the National Taiwan University. As a journalist she covered politics for People's Daily News. She also worked as a legislative analyst for the Kuomintang (KMT) party and helped manage a mayoral campaign. In 1995 she won a scholarship to study political science at the University of Texas at Austin. Working with the UT Population Research Center, she earned a second masters and the doctorate in sociology.

At Boise State University she has developed popular new classes in demography and Asian studies. Twice recognized for teaching excellence by the Boise State Associated Student Body, Professor Wu emphasizes hands-on applied undergraduate research.

Her own research is increasingly international and interdisciplinary. Peer-reviewed research has appeared in Demography, International Journal of Women Studies, Michigan Sociological Review, Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, and Idaho Issues Online as well as anthologies and conference proceedings. She is also a regular contributor of teaching supplements under contract with W. W. Norton of New York and Sage Publishers of Los Angeles. Her teaching supplements for Anthony Giddens, et al., annually reach more than 30,000 undergraduates in 17 countries.

Professor Wu's professional service includes advisory work with the western region of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Current projects include a cultural exchange program with National Taipei University in Taiwan and Fudan University in China.

Education:

Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in summer 2002.

Research:

Main research interests: Demography, Labor, and Gender, Media and Sexuality

Contact Information

Office: L-171E
Phone: (208) 426-2813
Fax: (208) 426-2098

Email: hhwu@boisestate.edu

Courses Taught

Course Title	Course Number
Introduction to Sociology	SOC 101
Racial and Ethnic Minorities	SOC 305
Asian American Social Experience	SOC 307
Introduction to Social Statistics	SOC 310
Social Research Methods	SOC 311
Demography	SOC 312/512
Sociology of China	SOC 497/597