Asian, Pacific Islander American Studies: Faculty
retika@umich.edu
Haven Hall, 1045
Fields of study: critical refugee studies, Asian American studies, multi-sited ethnography, humanitarianism, displacement, postindustrial United States, South Asian Borderlands.
Fields of study: critical refugee studies, Asian American studies, multi-sited ethnography, humanitarianism, displacement, postindustrial United States, South Asian Borderlands.
mborja@umich.edu
Fields of study: migration, religion, Asian American studies, politics, oral history.
Manan Desai
Associate Professor, Director of A/PIA Studies Program and Undergraduate Advisor for the minor
Associate Professor, Director of A/PIA Studies Program and Undergraduate Advisor for the minor
mrdesai@umich.edu
505 S. State Street | 3658 Haven Hall
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045
Fields of study:
Asian American Studies, Postcolonial Studies, US Popular Music 734.615.2524
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045
Fields of study:
Asian American Studies, Postcolonial Studies, US Popular Music 734.615.2524
hwangr@umich.edu
Fields of study: Asian/Pacific Islander American history, A/PIAs in civil rights movement
925-586-4613
vmendoza@umich.edu
On teaching leave until Fall 2025
najita@umich.edu
Surface Mail: 435 S. State Street | 3187 Angell Hall; Ann Arbor MI 48109-1003
Fields of study:
Pacific literatures in English, Asian American literatures, U.S. minority literatures 734.764.6345
Fields of study:
Pacific literatures in English, Asian American literatures, U.S. minority literatures 734.764.6345
lnakamur@umich.edu
3735 Haven Hall
Fields of study:
Asian American studies, digital media theory, digital game studies, feminist theory, film and television studies, race and gender in new media
Fields of study:
Asian American studies, digital media theory, digital game studies, feminist theory, film and television studies, race and gender in new media
doojae@umich.edu
Haven Hall, 3751
Fields of Study: Race, diaspora, immigration, Asian American Studies, Cultural Studies, Sport
Fields of Study: Race, diaspora, immigration, Asian American Studies, Cultural Studies, Sport
Melissa Phruksachart
Assistant Professor, A/PIA Core Faculty, Film, Television, and Media (FTVM), 2018 LSA Collegiate Fellow, FTVM
Assistant Professor, A/PIA Core Faculty, Film, Television, and Media (FTVM), 2018 LSA Collegiate Fellow, FTVM
mphr@umich.edu
Field of study: Asian American studies; media and cultural studies; ethnic studies; American studies
ianshin@umich.edu
Field of study: Intellectual & Cultural History; Race & Ethnicity; United States; History
2640 Haven Hall
2640 Haven Hall
Amy Stillman
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Director of the Native American Studies Program and Undergraduate Advisor for the minor
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Director of the Native American Studies Program and Undergraduate Advisor for the minor
akstill@umich.edu
Fields of study: Asian American student-organized culture shows, Indigenous knowledge & epistemology, Discography, Historiography, Methods of representing music and dance repertoire
Surface Mail: 505 S. State Street | 3722 Haven Hall, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045 734.763.5559
Surface Mail: 505 S. State Street | 3722 Haven Hall, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045 734.763.5559
