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Anna Pegler-Gordon is an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University, affiliated with the Department of History and the College of Social Science. Her academic focus is on Asian American history and immigration policy, as well as public history and oral history. She has published two monographs: 'In Sight America: Photography Development U.S. Immigration Policy' (2009) and 'Closing the Golden Door: Asian Migration Hidden History Exclusion Ellis Island' (2021). Pegler-Gordon received the Theodore Salouto Prize from the Immigration Ethnic History Society for her contributions to immigration history in the United States and has received an Honorable Mention for the Association for Asian American Studies History Book Prize. She is also known for her leadership in projects such as 'Asian Americans in Michigan' (2019) and publications like 'What Kind of Justice? Oral Histories of Vincent Chin, Forty Years Later' (2022). Pegler-Gordon actively engages with graduate and undergraduate students to enhance their learning experiences and has received numerous teaching and research fellowships, including national and international awards. She has also been recognized with the Teacher-Scholar Award and the Lilly Teaching Fellowship at MSU.
Department of Psychology