Diane Wong

Diane Wong is a political scientist whose interests include Asian American politics, race and ethnicity, critical urban studies, gender and sexuality, cultural and media studies, and community rooted research. Her work draws from a unique combination of methods including ethnography, participatory mapping, archival research, augmented reality, and oral history interviews. She holds a Ph.D. in American Politics and M.A. in Comparative Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration from Cornell University.

Publications:

• “The Future Is Ours To Build: Asian American Abolitionist Counterstories for Black Liberation,” in Politics, Groups, and Identities, 10(3): 493-502. 2021.

• “Promiscuous Care in Movement-Based Research: Lessons Learned from Collaborations in Manhattan’s Chinatown,” in Gateways International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 14(2): 2-11. 2021.

• “Dwelling in Unwellness: A/P/A Voices,” (with Crystal Baik, Vivian Truong, Minju Bae, Preeti Sharma, Lena Sze, Amita Manghnani, Mi Hyun Yoon) in Journal of Asian American Studies, 25(3): 493-516. 2022.

Media Appearances/Speaking Engagements:

• "Empty Chinatown Storefront Becomes a Community Tribute.” Interview for Hyperallergic. January 2023: https://hyperallergic.com/794924/empty-chinatown-storefront-becomes-a-community-tribute/

• “Degentrification Archives.” Interview for Hyperallergic. February 2023: https://hyperallergic.com/800196/the-artists-resisting-the-gentrification-of-new-yorks-chinatown/

• Tomie Arai and Diane Wong on Collecting AAPI Stories.” Interviewed for Asian American Arts Alliance. March 2023: https://www.aaartsalliance.org/magazine/stories/tomie-arai-and-diane-wong-on-community-stories-as-memorials

Previous Organizations: 

• GenForward Survey

Accomplishments:

• American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship Award

• Institute for Citizens and Scholars Career Enhancement Fellowship Award

• American Political Science Association Best Paper on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Award

Upcoming Projects:

• Co-editor of forthcoming special issue on “Asian American Abolition Feminisms” for Frontiers: Journal of Women Studies.