This Section aims to strengthen the theoretical and methodological aspects of Asian and Asian American Studies.

This Section promotes Asia and Asian American Studies within sociology by organizing paper sessions, roundtables, and social events at the Annual Meetings of the ASA. It recognizes distinguished scholarship with best book, research paper, and student paper awards.

In addition, the Section publishes a newsletter that includes Section news, calls for paper, grant opportunities, job announcements, notices of recent publications, and other pertinent information.

Join This Section! Participating in Sections is a great way to become involved in the ASA! Membership in the Asia & Asian America Section is open to all members of the American Sociological Association. We invite all sociologists who are interested in Asian or Asian American studies to join our Section.

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Section Council

Chair: Amy Hsin, Queens College, CUNY
Chair-Elect: Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, Princeton University
Past Chair: Yingyi Ma, Syracuse University
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Yi-Lin Chiang, New York University Shanghai
Rina Agarwala, Johns Hopkins University
Le Lin, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Qiyao Pan, Graduate Center, CUNY (Student Representative)
Yung-Yi Diana Pan, Brooklyn College
Julie Park, University of Maryland
Sharon Quinsaat, Grinnell College
Ken Chih-Yan Sun, Villanova University