Wanda Shaw, a Chinese native from Taiwan, came to the U.S. in 1984. She has been an American citizen since 1998. She and her husband of 30 years have two daughters that they adopted from China. In 2005, Wanda founded Huntsville Chinese Village in response to many requests of offering Chinese language lessons.  For the first seven years, Wanda taught all the classes and organized all the cultural activities for Huntsville Chinese Village. With the expansion of the school, she started to hire teachers to teach. Her level of energy is contagious, and she has the ability to inspire others to take risks they can never imagine.    

Her experiences in international trade, social work, and teaching have made her a great candidate to run a small business as such. She can work with Chinese immigrants that don’t understand the American culture. She is also capable of providing Chinese language and culture education to Americans. We live in a global society where inter-cultural understanding and cooperation are getting more and more important.

Education:

• 1977    Bachelor of International Trade, Tamkung University, Taiwan
• 1986    MSW (Master of Social Work), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Experiences:

• 1978-1984       Commodity Specialist, China External Trade Development Council, Taiwan
• 1986-1988       Social Worker, Asian Pacific Development Center, Denver, CO
• 1988-1995       Social Worker, Champaign County Mental Health Center, Champaign, IL
• 1995-1998       Therapist, Madison County Mental Health Center, Huntsville, AL
• 1999-2001       Chinese teacher, Huntsville Chinese School
• 2001-2005       Chinese tutor
• 2005-present    Founder and Chinese teacher, Huntsville Chinese Village/Yuwenbon Chinese School

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