Dr. Siu Wai Iris Hui
11/02/1976 - 08/26/2021
Obituary For Dr. Siu Wai Iris Hui
Dr. Siu Wai Iris Hui, aged 44, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 26, 2021, in Fremont, California. She was born in Hong Kong on November 2, 1976, daughter of Kam Hing Hui and Chow Har Au Yeung. She is survived by her husband, Franklin P. Wong, by her parents, her brother Siu Chi Alex Hui, sister-in-law Wai Man Josephine Lo, and nephew Yat Hei Hui.
A memorial service will be held at 10 AM PDT on Friday, September 17th, at Fremont Memorial Chapel, 3723 Peralta Boulevard in Fremont, CA. Pastor Tim Chan of Crosspoint Church of Silicon Valley will officiate. Family and friends are welcome to the gathering with refreshments immediately after the service. (COVID precautions, mask wearing and social distancing will be observed at the service.) The service will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person.
Iris graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1999 with Highest Distinction and Higher Honors. Before relocating to California in 2001, Iris worked as a full-time Research Assistant at Harvard School of Education. Iris obtained her Ph.D. in Political Science from University of California, Berkeley. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at University of California, Los Angeles, and then as a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Since 2013, Iris held several positions at Stanford University, most recently as the Executive Director of Golub Social Impact Lab, Graduate School of Business, and as a Senior Researcher at the Bill Lane Center for the American West.
Iris’ research interests lay at the intersection of Geography and Political Science, resulting in many publications focused on migration, residential sorting, public receptivity to new green technology and conservation, and regional governance of natural resources. Her passion for her topics transcended beyond her work and left a lasting impression upon everyone who worked with Iris. Her love of teaching also helped her students break new ground and find courage to navigate their lives, which Iris regarded as the most fulfilling aspect of her being a scholar and an educator.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dr. Iris Hui Memorial Scholarship in memory of Dr. Siu Wai Iris Hui. In honor of Iris’ legacy. Money raised will be used to provide funding to researchers and students of either Stanford University or University of California, Berkeley, who embody Iris’ passion and dedication to social science research.
Please see below for other hyperlinks about Iris: 1. Remembering Iris Hui | The Bill Lane Center for the American West 2. Chinese version of the obituary
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