As diverse as the Asian American Studies major
itself, AAS professors come from a wide range of deparments, and have
expertise in a variety of fields. Click on the professor's picture or
name to learn more about their research interests and
publications.
 | Anthony Antonio
Associate Professor of Education aantonio@ | Antonio's research investigates the impact that increasing racial and cultural diversity is having on higher education and he is specifically interested in socialization in multicultural environments and the role that campus diversity plays in the civic development of students. |
 | David Palumbo-Liu
Director of AAS Professor of Comparative Literature palumbo-liu@ Office: 260-229 |
Palumbo-Liu's fields of interest include social and cultural criticism, literary theory and criticism, East Asian and Asia Pacific American studies. Palumbo-Liu was recruited to Stanford to help establish Asian American Studies, and was one of the founding faculty members of CSRE. |
| Pamela Lee Professor of Art & Art History plee1@ | Lee's research focuses on Modern and contemporary art and theory and criticism. | |
 | Jean Ma
Assistant Professor of Art & Art History jeanma@ | Ma specializes in studying Chinese cinema; historiography and media; and gender and sexuality. |
 | Stephen Sano
Associate Professor of Music sano@ Office: Braun Music Center, room 120 | Sano's interests include Hawaiian choral music, the music of Queen Lili'uokalani, ki ho'alu (Hawaiian slack key guitar) and North American Taiko (Japanese American drumming). |
 | Stephen Sohn
Assistant Professor of English ssohn@ Office: 460-422 |
Sohn, the newest Asian American Studies professor, studies Asian American literature. He also co-chairs The Circle for Asian American Literary Studies (CAALS), a literature society affiliated with the American Literature Association. |
 | Jeanne L. Tsai
Associate Professor of Psychology jeanne.tsai@ Office: 420-171 | Tsai's research examines how cultural ideas and practices shape the emotions that people actually feel, emotions that people want to feel, and the implications these processes have for mental health and well-being across the life span. |
 | Linda Uyechi
Lecturer of Music uyechi@ | Uyechi has research interests in taiko, language in the Asian American community, and signed languages. Her current focus is on the history and development of taiko in North America. |
 | Barbara Voss
Associate Professor of Anthropology bvoss@ Office: Bldg 50 |
Voss is a historical archaeologist whose research investigates the dynamics and outcomes of transnational cultural encounters in colonial and early industrial North America. |
 | Christine Min
Wotipka Associate Professor (Teaching) of Education cwotipka@ Office: School of Education, 315 | Wotipka’s research interests include women and science, international human rights, globalization, and higher education. Her current projects examine female faculty and early education programs cross-nationally. |
 | Sylvia Yanagisako Professor of Anthropology syanag@ |
Yanagisako is currently conducting an ethnographic study of transnational capitalism among Italian and Chinese textile and garment manufacturers in the Shanghai area of China and Italy. She was the Chair of CASA from 1998-2001. |
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