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.
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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. |
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Gordon Chang
Director of AAS Professor of History gchang@ Office: 200-222 |
Chang is interested in foreign relations and the historical connections between race and ethnicity in America. He was one of the founding members of the Asian American Studies Program at Stanford. |
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David Palumbo-Liu
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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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Linda Uyechi
Lecturer of Music uyechi@ |
Uyechi has research interests in taiko, language in the Asian American community, and signed languages. She explores the role of language specifically in the Asian American community and in U.S. ethnic communities. |
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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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