John D. Wong
Professor John D. Wong 王迪安
Professor John D. Wong 王迪安
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Harvard University | Ph.D. in History |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | |
| University of Chicago | B.A. in Economics |
John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people, goods, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond.
Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange, his first monograph, Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press, 2016), demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world. In the newly published Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard, 2022), John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII. By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making.
His recent publications have appeared in business history journals such as Business History Review and Enterprise & Society, as well as journals with a focus on area studies such as the Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies and Modern Asian Studies. In 2022, John joined the editorial board of Business History. He also launched with the Hong Kong University Press a new book series on Asian Business Histories for which he serves as an editor.
John received his BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Chicago, MBA from Stanford University, and PhD in History from Harvard University. He worked for a number of years in finance and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 - | Member | Association for Asian Studies |
| 2011- | Member | American Historical Association |
| 2018- | Member | Business History Conference |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Transnational business history | |
| Social, cultural and economic history of the Pearl River Delta and Southeast Asia | |
| Modern Chinese History | 中國近現代史 |
| History of Hong Kong | 香港史 |
| Food History in Modern China | 近代中國飲食史 |
| Financial History | 金融史 |
| Commercial Aviation History in East Asia | 近代東亞商業航空的形成 |
| Business and Economic History | 企業史及經濟史 |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua | 英語、粵語、普通話 |
| Cantonese, Putonghua, English | 粵語、普通話、英語 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
| Chinese, English | 中文、英文 |
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