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Chrissy Lau

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Race and Parental Love
A roundtable on Amy Chua's "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior", MCC Lounge, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 4-6pm

Asian American/U.S. History


Ph.D Candidate
B.A., M.A., Ph.D, University of California Santa Barbara

Office: HSSB 5048
Hours:

Advisor: Paul Spickard

Dissertation Title

  • Loving Luxury: The Cultural Economy of the Japanese American Home, 1920s

Teaching Fields

  • Asian American History
  • 20th Century US History
    Emphasis on Race Relations, Labor, and Social Movements
  • Comparative Gender
    Focus on Third World Feminisms in Asia, Africa, South America
  • Women of Color Feminism in the U.S.

Teaching Assistantships

  • Feminist Studies 30: Women, Globalization, and Resistance
    Winter 2012, Winter 2011, Winter 2010
  • History 17A: Early North America
    Fall 2009
  • History 2C: World History 1700 to Present
    Spring 2010, Summer 2009
  • Feminist Studies 50: Global Feminisms and Social Justice
    Spring 2009
  • Feminist Studies 20: Women, Culture, Society
    Fall 2008
  • Lead Teaching Assistant for Women's Studies and Asian American Studies
    2007-2008
  • Asian American Studies 4: Pop Culture
    Spring 2008
  • Women's Studies 60: Women of Color Feminism
    Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Spring 2007
  • Asian American Studies 8: Gender Relations
    Fall 2007, Fall 2006
  • Asian American Studies 5: Literature
    Winter 2007, Winter 2006
  • Women's Studies 185HG: Women of Color Literature
    Spring 2006
  • Law and Society 173: Law in American Society
    Fall 2005

Publications

  • Asian American Feminisms
    Greenwood Encyclopedia, Co-author with Diane Fujino

Awards

  • UC Pacific Rim Advanced Graduate Research Fellowship
    2011-2012
  • The Joseph E. And Gina Laun Jannotta Foundation Research Prize
    2011
  • History Dissertation Fellowship
    Spring 2011, Fall 2010
  • Foreign Language Area Study Fellowship
    Summer 2007
  • History Associates Fellowship
    2011, 2010, 2006

Community and Campus Life

  • Women of Color Brunch Symposium
    Organizer, 2006-2009
  • Women of Color Revolutionary Dialogues (WORD)
    Organizer of Theater Workshops, Writer and Performance Artist, Sister in Solidarity, 2007-2010
  • Asian Pacific American Graduate Students (APAGS)
    Founder and Organizer, 2006-
  • Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC)
    Graduate Student Representative, 2007-2010

Public History

  • Los Angeles Chinese American Museum
    Curatorial/Research Intern, Fall 2010-Winter 2011