CURRENT & PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant Professor. Critical Studies Program. California College of the Arts. 2009-Present.
- Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Sociology and the Program in American Studies. Grinnell College. 2008-2009.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- Spring 2008
- Ph.D. Candidate in Cultural Studies, Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, CA)
- Dissertation Title: Governmentalizing Hate Violence: Theorizing State Power in the Regulation of Difference
- 1996 Master of Arts in Political Science, San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA)
- Thesis Title: Political Theology of Chinese in America
- 1994 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA)
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, HONORS
- 2003-2004 Claremont Graduate University Dissertation Fellow
- 1996 Wasserman Award for Best Graduate Paper
- 1996 Gary K. Fan Award for Distinguished Leadership and Service
- 1996 Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement
- 1996 Medal of Distinguished Achievement,
- 1994-1995 Graduate Equity Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / ACADEMIC SERVICE
- Graduate Representative (2002-2004) National Association for Asian American Studies
- Interim Co-Director (2001-2002) American Cultures Program, Loyola Marymount University
- Conference Coordinator (2001-2002) VIOLENCE / ACTIVISM / AGENCY, A Southern California Regional Conference for the Association for Asian American Studies, Loyola Marymount University
- Curriculum Development (2000-2001) American Cultures Curriculum Development, American Cultures Program, Loyola Marymount University
- Project Coordinator (2000) eFORUM/APAM Interactive Media Project, Asian Pacific American Studies Program, Loyola Marymount University
- Conference Coordinator (1994) 50th Anniversary of the Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts Conference, Chinese Historical Society of America & Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University
PUBLICATIONS
“Insights Into an Enduring Community.” Review of Peter Kwong’s The New Chinatown. Pacific Reader: An Asian Pacific North American Review of Books. 1997.
“Theorizing Economic Incorporation: An Asian American Entry into Urban Politics.” PODIUM: Graduate Student Journal of Political Science. Department of Political Science. San Francisco State University. 1996
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Grinnell College (2008-2009) Sociology Department and Program in American Studies, Courses taught: SOC 295: Contemporary Asian American Issues, AMS 130: American Values and Cultural Beliefs
- George Mason University (2006-2008) Public and International Affairs, Courses taught: GOVT 101: Democratic Theory and Practice
- Loyola Marymount University (1999-2006) American Cultures and Asian Pacific American Studies Program, Courses taught: AMCS 100 Race and Culture, AMCS 300 Race and Hate Violence, APAM 117 Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies, APAM 417/PLSI 393 Contemporary Asian American Issues, APAM 398/SOCL 398 Immigration and Globalization
- Santa Monica College (2004-2006) Political Science Department, POLS 100 American Government
- California State University, Pomona (2002) Ethnic and Women’s Studies Department, Course taught: EWS 404 Contemporary Issues in Asian America
- California State University, Northridge (2000-2001) Asian American Studies Department, Courses taught: AAS 430 Asian American Popular Culture, AAS 360 Asian American Immigration from a Global Perspective
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES
- 2005 “Inhabiting the Classroom: Pedagogies of Identity and Place” American Studies Conference, Washington, DC
- 2004 “ ‘Words That Wound’ – A Cultural Analysis of Pain and Injury in Hate Speech” Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- 2004 “Governmentalizing Hate – The Discursive Construction of ‘Sexual Orientation’ in the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990” Trinity College, Hartford, CT
- 2002 “The Practice of Teaching in a Time of Crisis” National Association for Asian American Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2002 “Crisis and State Power” Southern California Regional Conference for the Association for Asian American Studies, Loyola Marymount University
- 2001 “eFORUM@apam.lmu.edu: A Pilot Project in Interactive Multimedia for Asian Pacific American Studies” Association for Asian American Studies Conference, Toronto, Canada
- 2001 “Practical Approaches to Pedagogy: An Organizing Session” Pedagogy and Performance in Asian American Studies Conference, UC Riverside
- 2000 “After Graduation” Asian American Studies Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, San Francisco State University
- 2000 “The Culture in Education: Schooling and Enabling Democratic Politics” Claremont Graduate University Graduate Student Conference, Claremont Graduate University
- 1999 “Pedagogy and Cultural Politics of Chinese American Youth” Chinese Historical Society of America’s Sixth Conference, University of San Diego, CA
- 1999 “Disciplining Bodies: Foucault in the Corner Pocket” Association for Asian American Studies Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1998 “The State of Asian American Studies: A Few Thoughts, A Few Challenges” Dreams, Realities, and Challenges in Asian American Studies: 30th Anniversary Commemorating the Third World Student Strike, San Francisco State University, San Francisco
- 1998 “9-Ball in the Corner Pocket: Asian Americans and Pool Culture,” Association for Asian American Studies Conference, Honolulu, Hawai`i
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Asian American Studies
American Studies Association
Law and Society Association
