Betty Peh T’i Wei

Betty Wei (1930-) (Traditional Chinese: 魏白蒂) is a historian and a writer. Born in China to Hsioh-ren Wei, a Chinese scientist, educator and diplomat, Wei moved to New York City at the age of 16. She was the first Asian student to study at the Chapin School. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Bryn Mawr College and a Masters Degree in International Relations and Law from New York University. In 1975, she moved to Hong Kong with her husband and later went to pursue a doctorate degree in Modern Chinese History at the University of Hong Kong. She has served as the Head of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from 1994 until her retirement in 2003. She is currently an...