Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies

People

Faculty

V Varun Chaudhry

Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Interim Chair, Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, 2021-22

vchaudhry@brandeis.edu Rabb Graduate Center, 109

Pronouns: he/him

Expertise: Nonprofit organizations and foundations, transgender and gender nonconforming communities of color, queer of color critique

Yuri Doolan

Chair, Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies

Assistant Professor of History, and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

781-736-2350 yuridoolan@brandeis.edu Olin-Sang American Civilization Center, 216

Expertise: Asian American studies, transnational U.S. history, modern Korea, women’s history, gender and sexuality, oral history, critical mixed race studies

Howie Tam

Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Anglophone Literature and Film of the East Asian Diaspora

hjtam@brandeis.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his

Expertise: Asian American literature and film, Vietnam War literature and film, critical refugee studies, queer of color criticism, Vietnamese studies, critical race studies of the U.S. and France.

Staff

Alexandra Brandon

Academic Administrator

781-736-3045 abrandon@brandeis.edu Rabb 105

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Dr Alexandra Brandon is the Academic Administrator for the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies (AAPI) Program at Brandeis University.

To schedule an appointment to discuss administrative matters related to WGS or AAPI with Dr Brandon, please email her directly or contact the WGS Office.