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Dr. Larry N. Shyu | He
was born in China in 1933. He attended schools in China and Taiwan.
After graduating from university in Taiwan, he pursued graduate
studies in the United States, earning a Masters of Arts from
the University of Washington and a doctoral degree from Columbia
University. He became a faculty member of the History Department
of University of New Brunswick (UNB) in 1968, specializing in
East Asian history. He retired in 1998 after 30 years of teaching.
He is bestowed the honour of a Professor Emeritus of UNB.
Dr. Shyu married Teresa, a
schoolteacher in Hong Kong, in 1962. Dr. Shyu has five adult
children and four grandchildren.
In his academic career, Dr.
Shyu has authored, edited, and co-authored eight books, 11 scholarly
articles and numerous book reviews in both English and Chinese
journals. He served as a visiting professor at universities in
China and Taiwan, and as an external reader/examiner of doctoral
dissertations for universities in Canada, Australia and Taiwan.
Dr. Shyu is still active in scholarly research, attending academic
conferences on an annual basis.
Dr. Shyu co-founded the Chinese
Cultural Association of New Brunswick in 1977. He served on the
Board of the Multicultural Association of Fredericton in the
1980s. For several years, Dr. Shyu also served in the Advisory
Board for Multicultural Education set up by the New Brunswick
Education Department. Dr. Shyu has also been very active assisting
UNB and St. Thomas University to develop educational cooperation
programs with several universities in China.
His dedication to local, cultural
and community activities has earned the respect and admiration
of his friends in New Brunswick.
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