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Education and Career
Education
Ph.D., University of Florida 1995, Political Science
M.A., University of Florida 1991, Mass Communications and Journalism; University of
Michigan 1979-81, (Speech) Communication
B.A., National Taiwan University 1979, Foreign (English) Language and Literature
Positions and Employment
2007- Professor of Political Science affiliated w/ Asian American Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
2002-2007 Associate Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies, University of Utah
1995-2002 Assistant Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies, University of Utah
1992-1994, Associate Director, Florida Consortium of Political Research—(a state data consortium, part of ICPSR)
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Honors
Grantee, National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, Social Science Research Council, US Fulbright Commission,Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Pacific Cultural Foundation
Distinguished visiting research fellow, National Sun-Yet Sun University, Taiwan, 2007
Associate Investigator, the Institute for Public and International Affairs (IPIA) at the University of Utah, 2006-7
Visiting Scholar, Asian American Studies Center, UC-Los Angeles, Spring, 1996; Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley, 2003-7
Research Associate, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego, 2001-
Recipient, Best Book on Political Participation, Voting, Elections, and Political Behavior in Race/Ethnic Politics published in 2001, APSA, 2002
Recipient, Junior Superior Research Award, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah, 2000
Editorial Board, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 2005-; Journal of Asian American Studies, 2004-; (Harvard) AsianAmerican Policy Review, 2001- ; (Utah) Hinckley Journal of Politics, 2006-7
Advisory Board, the National Ethnic Politics Survey (2004-), the Latino National Survey (2003-), Ford Foundation Media,Arts, and Culture Program (2001-3)
Co-President, American Political Science Association, Organization Section on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 2007-
Council, American Political Science Association (APSA), 2006
Program Co-chair, APSA, Organization Section on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 2002
Co-Chair, Asian Pacific American Caucus (APAC), a related group of the APSA, 1999-2001; 2006-7
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Publications
Books—(peer reviewed)
The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans. Co-edited with Chris Collet. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. (Forthcoming, 2009)
The Politics of Asian Americans: Diversity and Community. Co-authored with M. Margaret Conway and Janelle Wong. New York: Routledge. (Lead author, January 2004)
The Making of Asian America Through Political Participation. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. (September 2001) Winner of 2002 Best Book Award on Political Participation, Voting, Elections, and Political Behavior in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, the American Political Science Association
The Political Participation of Asian Americans: Voting Behavior in Southern California. New York: Garland Publishing. (October 1997).
Journal Articles—(blind reviewed and single-authored, except where noted)
“Homeland Origins and Political Identities among Chinese in Southern California.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 31(8). 2008a.
“Place of Socialization and (Sub)ethnic Identities among Asian Immigrants in the United States: Evidence from the 2007 Chinese American Homeland Politics Survey.” Asian Ethnicity 9(3): 151-170. 2008b.
“Gender, Race and Descriptive Representation in the United States: Findings from the Gender and Multicultural Leadership Project.” Journal of Women and Public Policy 28 (3/4): 7-21. With Carol Hardy-Fanta, Dianne Pinderhughes, and Christine M. Sierra. (Second author, September 2007)
“The Voting Rights Act and the Election of Nonwhite Officials.” With Dianne Pinderhughes, Christine Sierra, and Carol Hardy-Fanta. PS: Political Science & Politics XL (3): 489-494. (Lead author, July 2007)
“Homeland Origins and Political Identities among Chinese Americans.” Chinese America: History & Perspectives 21: 223-231. (January 2007, special 20th anniversary issue: 2005 Chinese American Studies Conference Proceedings) [peer reviewed]
"Ethnic Homeland and Chinese Americans: Conceiving a Transnational Political Network." Pp. 107-121 in Tan Chee Beng ed., Chinese Transnational Networks. New York and London: Routledge. 2007.
“Transnational Homeland Concerns and Participation in U.S. Politics: A Comparison among Immigrants from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.” Journal of Chinese Overseas 2(1):56-78. (May 2006)
“Group-Based Resources and Political Participation Among Asian Americans.” With Janelle Wong and M. Margaret Conway. American Politics Research 33:545-576 (July 2005) (second author)
“Asian Americans and Voting Participation: Comparing Racial and Ethnic Differences in Recent U.S. Elections.” International Migration Review 38(2):493-517. (October 2004)
“Behind the Numbers: Talking Politics with Foreign-Born Chinese Americans.” International Migration 42(2): 87-112. (June 2004)
“The Contours and Sources of Ethnic Identity Choices among Asian Americans.” With M. Margaret Conway and Janelle Wong. Social Science Quarterly 84 (2): 461-481. (June 2003). (lead author)
“Comparing the Voting Participation of Chinese to Other Asian Americans in U.S. Elections.” Chinese America: History and Perspectives 17: 1-13. (January 2003). A blind-reviewed annual journal published by the Chinese Historical Society of America.
“The Participation of Asian Americans in U.S. Elections: Comparing Elite and Mass Patterns in Hawaii and Mainland States.” UCLA Asian Pacific American Law Journal 8 (1) 55-99. (November 2002, peer reviewed)
“Race, Politics, and Asian Peoples of the Americas: Lessons and Theoretical Implications.” With Tony Affigne. Amerasia Journal 28 (2):1-26. (September 2002) (lead author*) *author order was reversed in print but corrected in the editor’s note in the next issue
“Public Resistance to Electing Asian Americans in Southern California,” Journal of Asian American Studies 5(1): 51-72. (May 2002)
“Asian Pacific American Politics Symposium: Public Opinion and Political Participation.” With Christian Collet, Janelle Wong, and Karthick Ramakrishnan. PS: Political Science & Politics XXXIV (3): 625-30. (September 2001) (lead author)
“Transforming Patterns of Contemporary Asian American Community Politics.” Asian American Policy Review X, 59-73. (May 2001, peer reviewed).
“Does the Gender Gap in Political Attitudes and Behavior Vary Across Racial Groups? Comparing Asians to Whites, Blacks, and Latinos,” Political Research Quarterly, 51(4), 869-894. (December 1998)
“Does (Under-)Participation Matter? An Examination of Policy Opinions Among Asian Americans,” Asian American Policy Review, VII, 38-54. (March 1997, peer reviewed)
“Ethnicity and Political Participation: A Comparison between Asian and Mexican Americans.” Political Behavior, 16:237-264. (June 1994)
Book Chapters—(peer reviewed and single-authored, except where noted)
“The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans: Controversies, Questions, Convergence.” Co-authored with Chris Collet. In Chris Collet and Pei-te Lien, eds., The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. (Forthcoming, 2009)
“Like Latinos? Explaining the Transnational Political Behavior of Asian Americans.” Co-authored with Janelle Wong. In Chris Collet and Pei-te Lien, eds., The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. (Forthcoming, 2009)
“Political and Civic Engagement of Immigrants.” In Paul Ong ed., The State of Asian America: Trajectory of Civic and Political Engagement. Los Angeles: Los Angeles: LEAP/UCLA Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute. (Forthcoming, 2008)
“Activity Amidst Diversity: Asian American Political Participation.” With Janelle Wong and M. Margaret Conway. Pp. 70-94 in Jane Junn and Kerry Haynie eds., New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Politics. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. (June 2008, second author)
“Gender, Race and Descriptive Representation in the United States: Findings from the Gender and Multicultural Leadership Project.” In Carol Hardy-Fanta ed., Intersectionality and Politics: Recent Research on Gender, Race, and Political Representation in the United States. New York: Haworth Press. With Carol Hardy-Fanta, Dianne Pinderhughes, and Christine M. Sierra. (Second author, September 2007)
“Ethnic Homeland and Chinese Americans: Conceiving a Transnational Political Network.” Pp. 107-121 in Tan Chee Beng ed., Chinese Transnational Networks. New York and London: Rutledge. (2007)
“The Voting Rights Act and Its Implications for Three Nonblack Minorities.” Pp. 129-144 in Richard M. Valelly ed., The Voting Rights Act: Securing the Ballot. Landmark Events in U.S. History series. Washington, DC: CQ Press. (2006)
“Asian American Voters: A Challenging Diversity.” Pp. 143-151 in The Unfinished Agenda of the Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March, edited by the Journal of Black Issues in Higher Education. New York: John Wiley & Sons. (2005)
“Understanding the Ethnic Identity of Chinese and Other Asian Americans at the Dawn of the 21st Century.” Pp. 313-347 in The National Identity of Overseas Chinese in Changing Times. Taipei, Taiwan: The Society of Overseas Chinese Studies. (2005)
“Religion and Political Adaptation among Asian Americans: An Empirical Assessment From the Pilot National Asian American Political Survey.” Pp. 263-86 in Tony Carnes and Fenggang Yang eds., Asian American Religions: The Making and Remaking of Borders and Boundaries. New York: New York University Press. (2004)
“The Religious Demography and Asian American Boundary Crossing.” With Tony Carnes. Pp. 38-54 in Tony Carnes and Fenggang Yang eds., Asian American Religions: The Making and Remaking of Borders and Boundaries. New York: New York University Press. (2004) (lead author)
“Ethnicity and Political Adaptation: Comparing Filipinos, Koreans, and the Vietnamese in Southern California.” Pp. 193-210 in Don Nakanishi and James Lai (eds.), Asian Pacific Americans and American Politics: Law, Participation, and Policy. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. (2003)
“Comparing the Voting Participation of Chinese to Other Asian Americans in Recent U.S. Elections.” Pp. 91-113 in Tsun-Wu Chang and Shi-Yeoung Tang (eds.), Essays on Ethnic Chinese Abroad, Vol. II: Women, Political Participation, and Area Studies. Taipei, Taiwan: Overseas Chinese Association. (2002)
“Race, Gender, and the Comparative Status of Asian American Women in Voting Participation.” Pp. 173-93 in Gordon Chang (ed.), Asian Americans and Politics: Perspectives, Experiences, and Prospects. Stanford University Press. (2001).
“Who Votes in Multiracial America? An Analysis of Voting and Registration by Race and Ethnicity, 1990-96.” Pp. 199-224 in Yvette Alex-Assensoh and Lawrence Hanks (eds), Black and Multiracial Politics in America. New York: New York University Press. (2000).
“Comparing Support for Affirmative Action Among Four Racial Groups: The Roles of Racial Attitudes, Group and Self Interests, and Political Principles.” With M. Margaret Conway. Pp. 286-311 in Yvette Alex-Assensoh and Lawrence Hanks (eds), Black and Multiracial Politics in America. New York: New York University Press. (2000). (Lead author)
“Sociopolitical Context, Ethnic Identity, and Political Participation: Continuity and Change among Asian Americans in Southern California.” Pp. 121-139 in National Asian Pacific American Political Almanac and Resource Guide, 8th ed, 1998-99. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Asian American Studies Center. (1998).
Datasets--
The Pilot National Asian American Political Survey (PNAAPS), 2000-2001. ICPSR 3832. (release date: May 5, 2004) http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03832.xml Van Nuys, CA: Interviewing Service of America, Inc. [producer], 2001. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.
Gender and Multicultural Leadership (GMCL) Survey, 2006-07. Co-PIs are Christine Sierra, Carol Hardy-Fanta, and Dianne Pinderhughes. This telephone survey includes a national sample of 1,354 state and local elected officials of color. It was conducted between June 5, 2006 and March 21, 2007 by the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) at the University of New Mexico.
Chinese American Homeland Politics (CAHP) Survey. This telephone survey includes a national sample of 603 immigrants from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. It was conducted between October 18 and November 10, 2007 by the Interviewing Service of America, Inc. of Van Nuys, California.
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