Hung Cam Thai
Fall 2019: CUNY Graduate Center, Sociology
Spring 2020: Hunter College/CUNY, Urban Policy & Planning
International Migration (ASIAN 39001)
This seminar focuses on the lives of young adults coming of age in Asian America as they interface with the major social institutions of American life, most notably the labor market, family, work, and schooling. We start with key theoretical perspectives and socioeconomic trends throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries to understand the “old” immigration and the “new” immigration, move onto a few case studies about how young adults in contemporary Asian America are situated in these theories, and end with some speculations about the future of Asian America.
AAARI Friday Evening Lecture Series (March 29, 2019)
Keeping Up with the Nguyens: When Poor Immigrants Return to the Homeland
AAARI Friday Evening Lecture Series (November 8, 2019)
Blurred Lines: The Pursuit of Superiority in the Vietnamese Diaspora
The CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor will perform teaching, research, and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise as noted below; and share responsibility for committee and department assignments, performing administrative, supervisory, and other functions as assigned.
The Tam Visiting Professor will be based at one of the four CUNY campuses participating in the search, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Queens College or the Graduate Center. He or she will teach one class a semester at that campus and will engage with students and faculty members during the appointment. The Tam Visiting Professor will participate in public events designed to raise the visibility of scholarship in Asian American studies. This will include working closely with the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI).
