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Mae Ngai is the Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and a Professor of History at Columbia University. She is a U.S. legal political historian whose research interests encompass immigration, citizenship, nationalism, and the Chinese diaspora. Ngai is well-known for her award-winning books, including 'Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens Making Modern America' (2004), 'Lucky Ones: The Family Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America' (2010), and 'The Chinese Question: Gold Rushes and Global Politics' (2021). She has also co-edited the photographic anthology 'Corky Lee’s Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice' (2024). In addition to her scholarly publications, she has written extensively on immigration history and policy for major national outlets like the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Atlantic. Ngai has played an active role in labor education as a historian and labor-union organizer in New York City. Her upcoming work includes a book titled 'Nation of Immigrants: A Short History of the Idea' under contract with Princeton University Press.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)