History Colorado has named University of Colorado Boulder history professor William Wei the Colorado state historian for the second time (Courtesy Photo/CU Boulder) History Colorado has named University of Colorado Boulder history professor William Wei the Colorado state historian for the second time. Wei is a faculty affiliate in CU Boulder’s Center for Asian Studies and his work focuses primarily on modern China, with research interests in Asian Americans. “It is a great honor to be appointed the Colorado state historian again,” Wei said in a release.