Biography
Yuwei Jiang is a second-year PhD student of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) at UIUC. She got her Master's degree in EALC at UIUC in 2022.
Research Interests
Yuwei Jiang is interested in social history of late imperial and early modern China. Her MA thesis "Contested colonial modernity: the controversy and political struggles surrounding the Kanan Taishū irrigation system, 1922-1937" examines the controversies and debates around the construction of the Kanan Taishū irrigation system as initiated by the Japanese colonial government in the 1920s and 30s. Her current project focuses on the image of Chinese opium smokers constructed by Western missionaries.
Courses Taught
Yuwei teaches Chinese language and history classes at UIUC. The courses she has taught include elementary-level, advanced-level, forth-year Chinese as well as introduction-level history class.