About
Asian American literature, comics and graphic narratives, children’s and young adult literature, comparative literature, world literature, women’s and gender studies Education
PhD in Comparative Literature, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
MA in Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College Publications
Books
Mulan’s Legend and Legacy in China and the United States. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 2010.
Reading Amy Tan. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO/Libraries Unlimited, 2009.
Edited Books
25 Events That Shaped Asian American History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, 2019.
Asian American Culture: From Anime to Tiger Moms. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, forthcoming 2016.
Teaching Comics and Graphic Narratives: Essays on Theory, Strategy and Practice.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2012.
Transnationalism and the Asian American Heroine: Essays on Literature, Film, Myth and Media. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2010.
Memberships
Association for Asian American Studies (lifetime member)
Comics Studies Society (founding member)
Modern Language Association
