People
Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales | Professor | aticu@sfsu.edu |
| Arlene Daus-Magbual | Assistant Professor | amianan@sfsu.edu |
| Chrissy Lau | Assistant Professor | chrissylau@sfsu.edu |
| Eric J. Pido | Associate Professor | epido@sfsu.edu |
| Grace J. Yoo | Professor | gracey@sfsu.edu |
| Isabelle Thuy Pelaud | Professor | ipelaud@sfsu.edu |
| Jonathan Lee | Professor | jlee@sfsu.edu |
| Loan Le | Assistant Professor | lklesfsu@sfsu.edu |
| Mai-Nhung Le | Professor | mainhung@sfsu.edu |
| Russell Mark Jeung | Professor | rjeung@sfsu.edu |
| Valerie Soe | Professor | vsoe@sfsu.edu |
| Wesley Ueunten | Professor; Department Chair | wesueu@sfsu.edu |
Lecturer Faculty
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Baldeep Pabla | Lecturer | bpabla@sfsu.edu |
| Claudia C. Lodia | Lecturer | clodia@sfsu.edu |
| Efren A. Bose, Jr. | Lecturer | — |
| Eugene Gambol | Lecturer | — |
| Francis Wong | Lecturer | fwong@mail.sfsu.edu |
| Irene Faye Duller | Lecturer | iffd@sfsu.edu |
| Jeannie Woo | Lecturer | jeannw8@sfsu.edu |
| Justin Woodard | Lecturer | — |
| Kira Donnell | Lecturer, Faculty Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion | donnell@sfsu.edu |
| Yuki Obayashi | Lecturer | obayashi@sfsu.edu |
Staff
Becky Mou
AAS Administrative Analyst/Specialist
email: aas@sfsu.edu
Faculty Emeriti
Danilo Begonia, M.A., San Francisco State University
Appointment: 1970
Emeritus Since: 2010
Former Title(s): AAS Department Chair, 1972-75; School of Ethnic Studies Acting Director/Dean, 1976-78
Jeffery Paul Chan, M.A., San Francisco State University
Appointment: 1968
Emeritus Since: 2006
Former Title(s): AAS Coordinator/Department Chair, 1970-72, 1975-1984
Laureen Chew, Ed.D., University of the Pacific
Appointment: 1981
Emeritus Since: 2017
Former Title(s): Elementary Education Department Chair, 2001-06; Former Associate Dean, College of Ethnic Studies, 2006-12
Malcolm Collier, MA, San Francisco State University
Appointment: 1980
Emeritus Since: 2005
Former Title(s): Coming soon
Lorraine Dong 曾露凌, Ph.D., University of Washington
Title(s): Professor of Asian American Studies, Former AAS Department Chair
Appointment: 1987
Research Interests: Asian American children’s literature; Chinese American history, literature and culture
Community Leadership: Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Biography Project Co-Director (2013-current); Square and Circle Club President (2014-16; current); Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Asian American Advisory Group (2010-17); Chinese Historical Society of America President (1998-2000; 2002-04)
Robert A Fung, Esq., J.D., New College of California School of Law
Appointment: 1990
Emeritus Since: 2010
Former Title(s): Coming Soon
Daniel Phil Gonzales, J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
Title(s): Professor of Asian American Studies
Appointment: 1969
Research Interests: Coming soon
Community Leadership: Filipino American National Historical Society, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, New America Media Association, San Francisco Filipino American Democratic Club
Marlon K. Hom 譚雅倫, Ph.D., University of Washington
Title(s): Professor of Asian American Studies, Former AAS Department Chair
Appointment: 1986
Research Interests: Chinese American history, culture and literature; Chinese American trans-Pacific migration history, culture and family maintenance
Community Leadership: Guandong Overseas Chinese History Project, Oversea Exchange Associations (Guandong Province, Jiangmen City, Zhongshan City)
Ben Kobashigawa, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh
Appointment: 1986
Emeritus Since: 2017
Former Title(s): AAS M.A. Program Coordinator, 2006-09, Spring 2011
Eric Mar, J.D., New College of California School of Law
Appointment: 1992
Emeritus Since: 2021
Former Title(s): Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies, College of Ethnic Studies, 2017-2020. Member, Academic Senate, 2019. Adjunct Lecturer, Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies, SF, 1992 - 2008.
Anantha Sudhakar, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Title(s): Associate Professor of Asian American Studies; M.A. Chair and Coordinator
Appointment: 2012
Research Interests: South Asian American literature and culture; diaspora and transnationalism; social justice and arts activism; gender studies and queer theory
Community Leadership: Bay Area Solidarity Summer (BASS); South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA); TIDES Editorial Collective
George Kee Woo, B.A., San Francisco State University
Appointment: 1970
Emeritus Since: 2001
Former Title(s): AAS Department Chair, 1984-1993
Wei Ming Dariotis, Ph.D., University of Santa Barbara
Appointment: 1999
Emeritus Since: 2023
Research Interests: Race, gender, and science fiction; Asian American literature and poetry; Critical Mixed Race Studies; pedagogy studies; teaching effectiveness assessment; and equity and excellence in educational leadership.
Former Title(s): Professor of Asian American Studies, Affiliate faculty of the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program, Vice Chair of the Academic Senate, and President of the California Faculty Association (the faculty union).