Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Jilene Chua. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Jilene C. Chua is an Assistant Professor specializing in Asian American History. She teaches courses related to Asian American history, fashion, U.S. empire, and the global context of the Philippines. Her research focuses on the twentieth-century Philippines, exploring the intersections of U.S. empire, Chinese migration, and legal history. Chua's current book project, titled 'Marginal Cosmopolitans', investigates the perspective of Philippine Chinese in the U.S. colonial Philippines during the twentieth century. It examines how individuals used colonial laws to overturn and challenge anti-Chinese legislation, thereby uncovering new relationships among race, law, property, and empire in this diverse Southeast Asian archipelago. Chua's work significantly contributes to the understanding of colonialism and its effects on individual lives and societal structures.
Department of Law offers JD, LLM, and Master's in Study of Tax Law.