- Associate Professor of Comparative American Studies and History
- Affiliate of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1997
- Master of Arts, Stanford University, 2000
- Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2005
Biography
Shelley Lee is a scholar of Asian American history, with broader interests in immigration, race relations, and urban history. She is the author of Claiming the Oriental Gateway: Prewar Japanese America (Temple UP 2011) and A New History of Asian America (Routledge 2013). Forthcoming works include an edited anthology in Korean American studies (Brill), a second edition of A New History, and book about Korean Americans in Los Angeles from the 1960s to 1990s. Recently, she became co-editor of the Asian American History and Culture series at Temple University Press, and has been writing op-eds on various topics for Salon, Truthout, and Inside Higher Ed.
Faculty Notes
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Shelley Lee Gives Lecture
May 18, 2017Shelley Lee, associate professor of history and comparative American studies, gave a lecture to the history department at University of Denver entitled: “Immigration and History in the Age of Trump.” The talk on May 17, 2017, reflected her work as a historian of immigration and role as a citizen in the current political moment. It also built upon recent public intellectual and activist work in which Lee has engaged.
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Shelley Lee Appointed to Temple University Press Editorial Team
December 12, 2016Associate Professor of History and Comparative American Studies, Shelley Lee, was appointed to the Asian American History and Culture series editorial team at Temple University Press.
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Shelley Lee Coauthors Op-ed
December 8, 2016Shelley Lee, associate professor of history and comparative American studies, coauthored the op-ed “Renewing Alliances in Troubled Times” for Inside Higher Education.
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Rick Baldoz, Shelley Lee Coauthor Salon Article
January 5, 2016Rick Baldoz, associate professor of sociology, and Shelley Lee, associate professor of comparative American studies and history, published the article "Donald Trump fails history: How the right’s failure to understand Japanese-American internment drives anti-Muslim hatred" on Salon.
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Rick Baldoz, Shelley Lee Publish
December 2, 2015Rick Baldoz, associate professor of sociology, and Shelley Lee, associate professor of comparative American studies and history, published the article “Decades of Xenophobia Shape US Response to Syrian Refugees” on Truthout.
Baldoz also recently published the article “The 1965 Immigration Act: Its Legacy and Lessons” in the same publication.
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Shelley Lee Quoted in Article
November 10, 2015Shelley Lee, associate professor of comparative American studies and history, was quoted in the article “‘April’s Way’ Captures Stories of Korean-American Merchants During L.A. Riots” that appeared on the NBC News website. Lee was interviewed by journalist Monica Luhar for the piece.
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Shelley Lee Serves as Panelist
October 19, 2015Shelley Lee, associate professor of comparative American studies and history, was an invited panelist at the multidisciplinary symposium on immigration in the United States titled Politics, Promises, and Possibilities: The 1965 Immigration Act At 50 held October 16 at Indiana University. Lee spoke on a panel about labor in post-industrial America. More information about the symposium can be found on this webpage.
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Rick Baldoz, Shelley Lee Deliver Keynote
October 9, 2015Rick Baldoz, associate professor of sociology, and Shelley Lee, associate professor of comparative American studies and history, delivered the joint keynote address “Pilipino American History: Between Empire and Diaspora” on October 6 at the University of San Francisco for Pilipino/a American History Month. The event was hosted by the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program and the University of San Francisco Kasamahan.
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Shelley Lee Accepts Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship
April 2, 2015Shelley Lee, associate professor of history and comparative American studies and affiliate of gender, sexuality, and feminist studies, has accepted an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellowship at the Huntington Library in Pasadena, California, for two months in summer 2015. The fellowship will allow Lee to work on a book project about immigration and race relations in Los Angeles since 1965.