Dr. Evelyn Hu Dehart

Biography

Evelyn Hu-Dehart is a Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University. Having previously held a chair at the University of Colorado at Boulder, she has extensive teaching experience across prestigious institutions including the City University of New York, New York University, and the University of Michigan. Born in China, she immigrated to the United States with her parents at the age of 12. Dr. Hu-Dehart’s academic journey began at Stanford University, where she earned her undergraduate degree before developing a passion for Latin America, which ultimately led her to pursue a Ph.D. in Latin American history. Her significant research projects explore the contributions of the Asian diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to recover the history of Asian migration and the resulting cultural impacts in Latin and Caribbean societies. Notably, her work sheds light on the effects of political changes in this context, such as the election of Alberto Fujimori in Peru, highlighting the importance of cross-cultural studies in understanding contemporary Asian American studies and Latin American studies.

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