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USF RICCI INSTITUTE STAFF (In alphabetical order)

May Lee; Program Assistant

Ms. Lee joined the University of San Francisco in 1996. With her excellent computer skills, bilingual (English and Chinese) proficiency, and operational experience, she is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Institute. She also creates all the Institute's publicity materials, including Institute's distinctive editions of Pacific Rim Report, the Friends of Ricci Newsletter and the semi-annual Research Newsletter.

Mark Stephen Mir; Research Fellow and Technical Services Director

Mr. Mir received a BA from San Francisco State University, and MA in Asia Pacific Studies from the University of San Francisco. He is responsible for the Institute’s information technology, library resources, and multilingual computing development. He is editor of Princely Gifts and Papal Treasures: The Franciscan Mission to China and Its Influence on the Art of the West, 1250-1350.


Jan Vaeth; Research Associate

A native of Germany, Mr. Vaeth received his BA in Chinese from the University of Bonn and, after two years at the University of Nanjing, his MA in Asia Pacific Studies from the University of San Francisco. He is involved in the online conversion of the Institute’s library catalog, the electronic conversion of the Japonica-Sinica collection, as well as academic publishing. He has taught German at a private German school and translates modern Chinese fiction into German and English.

WU Xiaoxin, Ed.D.; Director

Dr. Wu received his Ed.D. in International and Multicultural Education from USF in 1993. His research work is on the history of Christian higher education in China. His publications include: China and Christianity: Burdened Past, Hopeful Future (co-editor; 2000), A Catalog of Christian Documents: Sources from the Rare Book Collection of the Shanghai Municipal Archives (co-editor, 2002), and Edward J. Malatesta, S.J.: A Friend of China (co-editor, 2004).


USF RICCI INSTITUTE AFFILIATES

Michel Marcil, S.J.; Director, U.S. Catholic China Bureau

Fr. Marcil served as Research Fellow and Program Coordinator at the Ricci Institute from 1998 through June 2007. Born in Montréal, Québec, Fr. Marcil, is an expert in Chinese religious questions. He lived in Taiwan from 1966-to 1978 where he graduated from the Chinese Language Institute of Fu-Jen University. In Canada, he was the first Director of Amitié-Chine (the Québec Catholic China Service), where he co-founded the Canadian Catholic Roundtable on China, and was co-chair of the ecumenical Canada-China Program.
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