“The Accidental Sociologist in Asian American Studies”
Featuring Professor Min Zhou, UCLA
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 7:00PM
Chinese American Museum
(El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument)
425 N. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center Endowed Chairs Research Series and the Chinese American Museum are presenting a book talk and signing featuring UCLA Professor Min Zhou, who holds the Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in U.S./China Relations and Communications at UCLA. The event marks the recent publication of Professor Zhou’s book, The Accidental Sociologist in Asian American Studies, the latest offering of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press’ “Professor in a Pocket” series. The Accidental Sociologist in Asian American Studies recounts Min Zhou’s personal journey as a transnational scholar critically examining the ever-changing experience of Chinese/Asian Americans. She will discuss how contemporary patterns of Chinese immigration, settlement, and integration differ from those of the past and how Chinese Americans are positioned in 21st-century U.S. society. Particular attention will be paid to the San Gabriel Valley at the event.
For those interested in Professor Zhou’s recent work, please see the following short essays, which provide some background on her views regarding immigration and ethnicity:
“From the Perpetual Foreigner to the Quintessential American” (on the appointment of Gary Locke to the post of U.S. Ambassador to China), from Common Ground News Service (September 20, 2011)
“Ethnicity Matters — And So Do Contexts”, from Voices in Education: The Blog of Harvard Education Publishing (September 27, 2011)
Books will be available for purchase. The talk will be followed by a reception and a tour of the Chinese American Museum.
Please RSVP with Mengning Li at mli@aasc.ucla.edu
For parking information visit: www.elpueblo.lacity.org/elppark1.htm.
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