WELCOME TO OUR NEW INSTRUCTORS, LAURA AND JENNIFER!
LAURA FUGIKAWA
PHD, 2011, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AMERICAN STUDIES AND ETHNICITY Laura Sachiko Fugikawa holds a doctoral degree in American Studies and Ethnicity with a certificate in Gender Studies from the University of Southern California. She is currently finishing a book manuscript, Displacements: the Cultural Politics of Relocation, which is a comparative analysis of narratives surrounding midtwentieth century relocation and assimilation campaigns directed at Japanese American and American Indian communities and their aftermaths. In 2015-2016, Laura will be teaching: Introduction to Asian American Studies; Studies in Race, Gender and Sexuality; and Asian American History.
JENNIFER HUYNH
ABD, PRINCETON, SOCIOLOGY Jennifer Huynh is a doctoral candidate in Sociology at Princeton University. Jennifer’s interests include immigration, race/ethnicity, and stratification. Her research focuses on the experiences of second-generation Vietnamese in Little Saigon. Her previous research included fieldwork in Hong Kong, Vietnam, the U.K., and the Solomon Islands. Before joining Princeton, she worked as a sociology instructor in northeast China. She is second-generation Vietnamese from Southern California. In 2015-2016, Jennifer will be teaching Asian Am 225, Ethnic Economies and Neighborhoods; Second Generation Asian American Experience; and Southeast Asian Americans.