I am available for booking and appearances, seminars, workshops, and panel discussions (see below for a list of previous and upcoming appearances).
For more information, to obtain a customized cost estimate, or to book me for an appearance, please contact me at this page or by email at [email protected].
Honorarium Structure
$150/hr + travel/lodging (in-state travel)
$750/day + travel/lodging (out-of-state travel)
Discounts are available on a needs basis, especially for on-campus appearances in association with events organized by student groups. Please contact me to negotiate rates.
Possible Lecture & Workshop Topics (other topics available upon request)
- Deconstructing the Model Minority Myth: History and Contemporary Implications
- Struggling in Silence: Mental Health in the AAPI Community
- Higher Education Access For All: Affirmative Action and the AAPI Community
- Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Why the AAPI Community Must Be Politically Engaged
- When and Where I Enter: Defining AAPI Feminism
Previous and Upcoming Appearances
- Speaker, Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Why the Asian American Community and Allies Must be Politically Engaged, APIASF, (digital), May 10, 2021
- Panelist, Combatting Anti-Asian / Anti-AAPI Hate Crimes & Violence, Occidental University, (digital), April 15, 2021
- Panelist, Rising Up Against AAPI Hate, Boston University, (digital), April 12, 2021
- “Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Why the AAPI Community Must Be Politically Engaged”, APIA Heritage Month, University of Michigan, (digital), April 6, 2020
- Panelist, Students of Color Conference, Soka University, Irvine CA, February 1, 2020
- Panelist, Bloggers in Advocacy, OCA National Convention 2018, Washington DC, July 21, 2018
- Panelist, Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference, Los Angeles, CA, November 4, 2017
- Panelist, Session 5: Storytelling in the Public Eye, Washington Leadership Program by Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL), Washington DC, July 12, 2017
- Facilitator, Open in Emergency: Conversations on Asian American Mental Health organzed by NAPAWF*NYC, NYU Asian Pacific American Coalition, and APAMSA of NYU, New York City, NY, May 2, 2017
- Facilitator, Bridging the Divide: Creating Conversation in the Age of Trump organized by Yale Asian American Cultural Center, New Haven, CT, April 27, 2017
- Panelist, Sexism & Sexual Violence: Title IX, Toxic Masculinity, Intimate Partner Violence, & the Model Minority, 2017 Association for Asian American Studies Conference, Portland, OR, April 15, 2017
- Facilitator, Asian American Feminism in the Trump Era organized by NAPAWF*NYC, New York City, NY, February 12, 2017
- Panelist, Thoughtful Thursdays Inaugural Panel, Yale University organized by Yale Asian American Cultural Center, New Haven, CT, October 27, 2016
- Panelist, Townhall on Fox News and Watters’ World: Chinatown Edition organized by AAJA and MOCA, New York City, NY, October 9, 2016 (video)
- Workshop Facilitator, “Affirmative Action: How Does It Affect Chinese Americans?” United Chinese Americans Inaugural Conference, Washington, DC, September, 10, 2016
- Panelist, “I’m the Other Asian: Racism in the Workplace”, Asian American Journalists Association Conference 2016, Las Vegas, NV, August 11, 2016
- Keynote, APISRC Graduation Ceremony, California State University – Los Angeles, CA, June 4, 2016
- “Reappropriating Anger: AAPI Activism in the Digital Age”, featured speaker for #StayWoke: Teach for America Massachusetts, Boston, MA, April 30, 2016
- “Deconstructing the Model Minority Myth”, Lecture for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, April 26, 2016
- “Reappropriating Anger: Feminists at the Forefront of AAPI Activism”, Yale AASA and Women’s Center Workshop, Yale University, New Haven, CT, April 19, 2016
- “(Re)Defining Asian America: The Power and Promise of New Media“, Midwest Asian American Student Union 2016 Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 16, 2016
- “Reappropriating Anger: Our Legacy of AAPI Activism”, Hazel Dick Leonard Interdisciplinary Research Seminar on Gender Annual Symposium, Simmons College, Boston, MA, April 1, 2016
- “Race and Perception“, This Week in Blackness (TWiB): After Dark #68, November 12, 2015 (podcast)
- “Asian Americans and New Media”, Boston Asian American Film Festival, Boston, Boston, MA, October 24, 2015
- Interview, “Asian Feminism”, The Youth Channel, Manhattan Neighborhood Network, New York City, NY, October 19, 2015, 6-7 pm and October 23, 2015, 6-7 pm (TV rebroadcast)
- “Struggling in Silence”, AACC Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT, October 17, 2015
- “Speaking Up and Speaking Out”, ECAASU Campus Tour, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, October 17, 2015
- Workshop, Yale Asian American Cultural Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, October 7, 2015
- “Deconstructing the Model Minority Myth”; St. Anthony’s Hall, Yale Public Lecture Series, Yale University, New Haven, CT, September 23, 2015
- AAPI Identity Month & Convocation; Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, April 5, 2015
- Workshop; ITASA, New York University, New York City, NY, November 15, 2014
- Workshop; Asian American Cultural Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, March 6, 2014
- Workshop; ITASA, Yale University, New Haven, CT, February 17, 2014
- Workshop; Asian American Cultural Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, November 12, 2013
External Publications
- Anti-Asian violence is often inseparable from misogyny. (Washington Post; March 22, 2021)
- Mobilization of Asian American voters was key to Biden’s victory. (Prism; December 29, 2020)
- Asian Americans could play a crucial role in the 2020 election. (Prism; October 21, 2020)
- AAPI communities fight COVID-19 racism with mutual aid and coalition building. (Prism; May 19, 2020)
- The 2003 SARS outbreak fueled anti-Asian racism. Coronavirus doesn’t have to. (Washington Post; February 4, 2020)
- The Decade in Asian America (NBC News; December 3, 2019)
- Yellowface, Whitewashing, and the History of White People Playing Asian Characters (Teen Vogue; August 8, 2018)
- Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and the American Mental Health Crisis: The Need for Granular Racial and Ethnic Public Health Data. 2018. Harvard Kennedy School’s Asian American Policy Review. 28.
- In Defense of Hashtag Activism. 2016. Journal of Critical Scholarship in Higher Ed. and Student Affairs. 2(1): Art. 10.
- A system that doesn’t value black lives can never truly value Asian American lives (Quartz; February 23, 2016)
- It Matters That Two Planned Parenthood Shooting Victims were People of Color (BlogHer; November 30, 2015)
- This Yale Professor’s Defense of Offensive Halloween Costumes Reveals A Hostile Campus Climate For Students of Color (Thought Catalog; November 10, 2015)
- Editorial: It’s Time to Step Up for Asian American Studies (NBC News; November 6, 2015)
- For Asian Americans, standardized testing is its own costly, hyper-competitive culture (Quartz; June 11, 2015)
- How Both Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart Got It Really Wrong on Asian Americans (Good Men Project; October 24, 2014)
In The Media
- Who is Making AAPI History? (Good Morning America; May 4, 2021)
- How Racism and Sexism Intertwine to Torment Asian-American Women (New York Times; March 18, 2021)
- Casting White People in Asian Roles Goes Back Centuries (History Channel; August 21, 2018)
- The term ‘Asian American’ was meant to create a collective identity. What does that mean in 2018? (Washington Post; July 30, 2018)
- Blond skuespiller sagde nej til rollen som asiatisk superhelt, så begyndte debatten atter at rulle om Hollywood (Politiken; September 12, 2017)
- Panel tackles controversial Fox News skit in Chinatown (China Daily; October 10, 2016)
- Town Hall Meeting in Chinatown Over Racial Sensitivity in TV Segment (ABC7; October 10, 2016)
- Blogger Jenn Fang Wants to ‘Expand’ Access to Asian American Studies, Resources (NBC News; August 25, 2016)
- In a black-and-white America, Asians struggle to fit in (NTRSCTN; March 18, 2016)
- Robert Dear, “gentle loner” (Salon; November 30, 2015)
- Gripe Bag: Asian Tattoos (On Second Thought Radio; November 6, 2015)
- Margaret Cho, Asian-American Activists Voice Support for Planned Parenthood (NBC News; October 7, 2015)
- Postdoc denounces model minority myth (Yale Daily News; September 24, 2015)
- Roundup: Some Of The Best Thoughts On Jeb Bush’s Asian “Anchor Babies” Remark (NPR: CodeSwitch; August 28, 2015)
- 7 Things About Asian-Americans You’ll Never Learn From Mainstream Media (Mic; August 27, 2015)
- Student Starts #MyAsianAmericanStory In Response to Bush Remarks (LA Times; August 25, 2015)
- Mindy Kaling’s Brother “Pretended To Be Black” To Get Into Medical School (The Telegraph; April 6, 2015)
- Supporting This Chinese-American Cop Who Shot a Black Man Only Makes Racial Tension Worse (Mic; April 2, 2015)
- Some Messy History Behind a Fight Over A Restaurant Called “Chop Chop Chinaman (NPR: CodeSwitch; March 26, 2015)
- Why Targeting Asian Americans Makes Good Business Sense (Huffington Post; February 11, 2015)
- The Rise of the Asian-American Blog: Ones to Watch in 2015 (NBC News; January 12, 2015)
- Asian-American Activists Attach Anti-Discrimination Suits (NBC News; December 8, 2014)