Books By Our Faculty
2025
Anjana Narayan
In Theory Reimagined: Voices of Sociologists from Around the World, Anjana Narayan and co-authors challenge traditional Euro-American approaches to social theory. Featuring perspectives from scholars across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, the book offers a more inclusive and truly global vision of sociological thought.
2024
Jack Fong
In Reconfiguring Global Societies in the Pre-Vaccination Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jack Fong brings together scholars from eight countries to explore how societies navigated COVID-19 before vaccines. The volume examines how governments, institutions, communities, and individuals responded to crisis, inequality, and profound social change.
2023
Faye Wachs
In Metamorphosis: Who We Become after Facial Paralysis, Faye L. Wachs draws on interviews with over 100 people to explore how facial paralysis transforms identity, communication, and social life. Examining ableism and disability, Wachs reveals the challenges participants face and the creative ways they reclaim self-expression and identity.
2022
Anthony C. Ocampo
In Brown and Gay in LA, Anthony Christian Ocampo explores the coming-of-age experiences of queer sons of immigrants in Los Angeles and how they redefine identity, masculinity, race, and belonging. In 2023, the book earned Ocampo the ASA Section of Latina/o Sociology Award for its groundbreaking contribution to the field.
2020
Jack Fong
In Employing Nietzsche’s Sociological Imagination, Jack Fong draws on Nietzsche to examine modernity, political ideology, and the search for meaning. Through a sociological lens, Fong explores how individuals can challenge conformity, groupthink, and cultural expectations to create self-authored meaning and more empowered lives.
2019
Nicholas Von Glahn, Sara Langford & Anjana Narayan
Incorporating Technology: Debates for the 21st Century Classroom explores how technology shapes teaching and learning. Presenting controversial issues alongside the benefits of technology as a pedagogical tool, the book offers a balanced perspective that highlights the complexity of classroom technology debates and encourages educators to think critically about its role in education.
2017
Jack Fong
This sociological work examines Death Cafés, gatherings where strangers engage in “death talk” over refreshments. Fong explores how confronting mortality shapes a shared “death identity,” strengthens self-sovereignty, and fosters community. By openly discussing death, participants gain greater agency, appreciation for shared humanity, and inspiration to live more fulfilling lives.
2016
Anthony C. Ocampo
In The Latinos of Asia, Anthony Christian Ocampo explores how Filipino Americans navigate racial identity across different social settings, revealing how immigration is reshaping race in America. The book received an Honorable Mention for the 2017 ASA Asian America Book Award.
2016
Min Zhou & Anthony Ocampo
Contemporary Asian America offers an interdisciplinary exploration of Asian American life through immigration, identity, community, and social change. This updated edition examines globalization, citizenship, and the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class, providing a broad overview of Asian American studies and contemporary experiences.
2014
Mary Yu Danico & Anthony C. Ocampo
Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia offers a comprehensive look at the Asian American experience. Developed with the Association for Asian American Studies, this four-volume work features 300+ expert articles and 200 primary documents exploring the social, cultural, economic, political, and historical forces shaping Asian American life.
2012
Brett C. Stockdill & Mary Yu Danico
Transforming the Ivory Tower examines how universities continue to reproduce sexism, classism, racism, and homophobia despite greater diversity. Grounded in praxis, contributors draw on personal and collective struggles to explore antiracist, feminist, and queer approaches to teaching, research, mentoring, activism, academic culture, and institutional change.
2011
Lise-Hélène Smith & Anjana Narayan
This interdisciplinary collection examines the empirical, methodological, and practical challenges of conducting research across national borders. Drawing on diverse methods and disciplines, contributors encourage transnational research practices that recognize inequalities, challenge dominant approaches, and share insights applicable across the social sciences and humanities.
