Meet the Staff
Full-time staff:
Paul Watanabe, Director, is a Professor in the Department of Political Science.
paul.watanabe@umb.edu
Shauna Lo, Assistant Director, manages the Institute's administrative activities, and assists on research and other projects.
shauna.lo@umb.edu
Carolyn Wong, Research Associate, focuses on immigration, citizenship, political empowerment, and health disparities.
carolyn.wong@umb.edu
Nicole Filler, Program Coordinator/Research Associate for the Anti-Asian Racism Project.
nicole.filler@umb.edu
Chrisna Khuon, Program Assistant for the Anti-Asian Racism Project.
chrisna.khuon@umb.edu
UMB student employees:
Tara Kan, Research Assistant, is a master's student in sociology at UMass Boston.
Sokha Eng, Research Assistant, is a doctoral student in public policy at UMass Boston.
Curtis Mai, Research Assistant, is an undergraduate student in political science at UMass Boston.
Kim Dinh, Office/Research Assistant, is an undergraduate at UMass Boston majoring in Biology.
Institute for Asian American Studies
100 Morrissey Blvd.
asianaminst@umb.edu