Jennifer Lee (sociologist)
Jennifer Lee | |
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| Born | January 9, 1968 |
| Occupation | Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences |
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| Education | Columbia University |
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| Discipline | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine Columbia University |
Jennifer Lee (born January 9, 1968) is an American sociologist and the Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences at Columbia University.[1] She was president of the Eastern Sociological Society from 2020–21.[2] Lee was previously on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine.
Lee is the author, co-author, or co-editor of four books: Civility in the City: Blacks, Jews, and Koreans in Urban America; Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity (co-edited with Min Zhou); The Diversity Paradox: Immigration and the Color Line in 21st Century America (co-authored with Frank D. Bean); and The Asian American Achievement Paradox (co-authored with Min Zhou).
Lee was born in South Korea and her family emigrated to the United States in 1971. She was educated at Columbia University, earning a BA in 1990, MA in 1995, and PhD in 1998, all in sociology.[3]
She was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022.[4]
Books
[edit]- Civility in the City: Blacks, Jews, and Koreans in Urban America Published in 2002
- Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity Published in 2004
- The Diversity Paradox: Immigration and the Color Line in Twenty-First Century America Published in 2010
- The Asian American Achievement Paradox Published in 2015
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee, Jennifer". sociology.columbia.edu.
- ^ "Eastern Sociological Society". essnet.org.
- ^ "Jennifer Lee '90 Investigates Identity". Columbia College Today. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts Six Columbia Faculty Members". Columbia News. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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- American sociologists
- American women sociologists
- American social scientists of Asian descent
- 21st-century American social scientists
- American social sciences writers
- African-American–Asian-American relations
- American women writers of Asian descent
- American writers of Korean descent
- American academics of Korean descent
- 21st-century American women academics
- 21st-century American academics
- University of California, Irvine faculty
- Columbia University faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Columbia College (New York) alumni
- 1968 births
- Living people