UMass Boston

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

Tara Nguyen, Research Assistant, is a master's student in sociology at UMass Boston.

Rachel Bickelman, Research Assistant, is a master's student in sociology at UMass Boston.

Ziting Kuang, Research Assistant, graduated from UMass Boston in Spring 2021 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.