B.A. in English and History from the University of Texas at Austin (2008)

I study migration and refugees in contemporary Asian American literature and history.  My dissertation focuses on U.S. humanitarianism, the Viet Nam War, and the Southeast Asian diaspora.  Other academic interests include: American Studies; Postcolonial Studies; Feminist and Gender Studies; Ethnic Studies; Critical Race Studies; Media Studies.  I co-coordinated GASAM (The Graduate Group in Asian American Studies) from Fall 2009 to Spring 2011.  I also taught two critical writing courses entitled: Gender in Asian America (Spring 2011) and Chinatown Cowboys & Women Warriors (Fall 2010).  Additionally, I taught an Asian American studies course at CUNY-Hunter on Asians in the U.S. (Fall 2012).