Peter Kwong (academic)
Peter Kwong is a professor of Asian American studies and urban affairs and planning at Hunter College in New York City, as well as a professor of sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[1] A pioneer in Asian American studies, a leading scholar of immigration, and an award-winning journalist and filmmaker of Chinese descent, he is widely recognized for his passionate commitment to human rights and social justice.[2] His best known scholarly work is on Chinese Americans and on modern Chinese politics. His books include:
- Chinese America: The Untold Story of America’s Oldest New Community (ISBN 1565849620);
- Chinese Americans: An Immigrant Experience , co-authored with his wife, Chinese historian Dusanka Miscevic. (ISBN 0883631288);
- Forbidden Workers: Illegal Chinese Immigrants and American Labor (ISBN 156584355X);
- The New Chinatown (ISBN 0809015854);
- Chinatown, New York: Labor and Politics, 1930-1950 (ISBN 1565846400).
He is a frequent contributor to The Nation and The International Herald Tribune and writes a bi-weekly column on Asia, syndicated worldwide by Agence Global. His exposés of Chinese drug syndicates and Los Angeles racial riots have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Kwong is also a documentary filmmaker, a recipient of a CINE Golden Eagle Award, and most recently a co-producer of China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province for HBO, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2010.
See also
References
- ^ Peter Kwong, Urban Affairs and Planning, at Hunter College Asian American Studies department site
- ^ Peter Kwong, at Hunter College's Urban Affairs and Planning department site
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