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Mary Yu Danico

3801 W. Temple Blvd

Pomona, CA 91768

(909) 869-3895

FAX (909) 869-4930

mkydanico@csupomona.edu

EDUCATION

1998                          Ph.D., Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Dissertation: "The Process of Becoming 1.5 Generation in Hawaii"

1994                           M.A., Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

1988                           B.A., Sociology, University California, Davis  

EXPERIENCE

(2006-present)  Vice chair of the Psychology and Sociology Department

(2003-present) Associate Professor, Psychology and Sociology Department (name changed from Behavioral Sciences Department) on sabbatical leave from 2005-2006 at Cal Poly Pomona

(2005-2006) Fulbright senior scholar (Teaching and Research award) at Ewha Womans University, Korea

(2003-2004)   Faculty Liaison for Community Outreach and Faculty associate,   Administrative duties for the Dean of College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences.

(1998-2003) Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences Department (dept. name changed in 2003 to Psychology and Sociology Department)

Publications

Books and Journals

2007                             Transforming the Academy: People of Color, Queers, and Women in Higher Education.   Co-editor with Brett Stockdill.   UH PressForthcoming

2006                             The Fulbright Review. Seoul, Korea: Fulbright Press Lead editor

2004                             The 1.5 Generation: Becoming Korean American in   Hawai'i . Part of UCLA's Intersections: Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Studies series, Honolulu, Hawai'i. University of Hawai'i Press. 2004

2004                             Asian American Issues coauthored with Franklin Ng. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 2004

Journal Articles

2007                             "Korean American Transnational Lives" submitted to Ethnic and Race Relations Journal (October 2007)

2007                             "Filipino Domestics in Korea: Impact on family, identity and community" submitted to International Migration Journal (October 2007)

•  "Korean Identities: What does it mean to be Korean American in Korea?" Transaction Journal. Seoul, Korea: Royal Asiatic Journal   (March 2006)

•    Formation of Post-Suburban Communities:   Koreatown and Little Saigon, Orange County" with Linda Trinh Vo. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy volume 24, 2004

2000                             "1.5 Generation    A Case Study of the Korean American Jaycee in Hawai'i . " The Emerging Generation of Korean Americans Korean and Korean American Studies Bulletin. Vol 10 Nos. 1&2

Book chapters

2004                             "No Lattés Here": Asian American Youth and the Cyber Café Obsession in Asian American Youth Culture, edited by Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou. New York, New York: Routledge Press. 2004

•  "The Construction and Transformation of the Korean American Community Among the 1.5 Generation in Hawai'i" in Intersections and Divergences   Contemporary Asian American Communities edited by Linda Trinh Vo and Rick Bonus.   Temple University Press.   In press

1999                             The Changing Korean American Family in Till Death Do Us Part: The Multi-ethnic Family , edited by Sandra Browning and Robin Miller.   Cincinnati    JAI

Works in Progress

2007                             Transforming the Academy with Brett Stockdill. Advanced Book contract with University of Hawaii Press

2006                             Korean American Global Identities and Communitites: Transnational lives in Seoul.

Research Experience

2005-present                Asian/Asian American Dia s poric Communities in Korea

2005-2006                    Filipino Domestic workers in Korea and Hong Kong

2002-present                "Asian American Youth Needs Assessment in Orange County" with Dr. Linda Vo,   UC Irvine and Ms. MaryAnne Foo, MPH, Director of Orange County Asian Pacific Island Alliance (OCAPICA).  

Academic Presentations

2007                             "Filipino Domestics in Korea: Transformation of Korea's Race Relations" in American Sociological Association   Asia/Asian American section roundtable. New York, August 2007

2007                             "Korean Diasporic Identities" at the Association for Asian American Studies conference in New York, April 2007

2007                             "Pinays in Transition: Filipina Domestic Workers in Korea" in Globalization, Migration & Labor panel at the Pacific Sociological Association Meetings. Oakland, CA. March 31, 2007

2007                             "Gyopos in Transition: Korean Americans Living in Korea" at Looking East: Locating Asian American in Asia. USC,   April 20, 2007

2006                             "Women, Queers, & Peole of Color Transforming the Academy" presented with Brett Stockdill   in "The Politics of Race, Class and Gender in the Academy" (co-sponsored with the Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities) at the American Sociological Association Meetings, Montreal. Aug 11, 2006

2006                             'Korean American Diaspora: Transcending Cultural Boundaries" in Asian Americans: Beyond Expected Communities panel at   the American Sociological Association Meetings, Montreal. August 13, 2006

2006                             "Filipino Domestic Workers in Korea and Seoul" in Filipino Labor, Global Frames panel at the Filipino American National Historical Society Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii June 29

2005                             "Transforming the American Suburb: The Renaissance of Little Saigon and Koreatown" with Linda Vo   in Sustaining Communities, Transforming Space, Constructing Memory   panel at the   National Association for Asian American Studies Conference in Los Angeles. April

2005                             "Rethinking Immigrant and Refugee Families: Asian American Youth and Intergenerational Challenges" with Linda V o, UC Irvine in Racial and Ethnic Minority Family Experiences panel presented at the Pacific Sociological Association meetings in Portland. April

2004                             "Asian America n Youths' Cyber Obsession in Southern California" with Linda Vo , UC Irvine in Youth Culture/Juvenile Delinquency panel presented at the Pacific Sociological Association meetings in Los Angeles. April

2004                             "Engaging Asian American Communities in Ethnography" in Asian American Research Methodologies panel at the National Association for Asian American Studies conference in Boston. April

Professional roles

2007                             Korean Policy Institute Advisory Board

2007-2008                    American Sociological Association section on Asian/Asian American chair

200 6-present                Contemporary Sociology Journal Editorial Board

2006-2009                    Association for Asian American Studies Board Member: Southern California rep.

2004-present                International Center Advisory Board member at Cal Poly Pomona

2003-Present                Weglyn Endowed Chair Advisory Board member at Cal Poly Pomona

Grants/Awards

2005-2006                    Fulbright Senior Scholar teaching and research award at Ewha Womans University, Korea.

2005                             Invited to submit a full grant proposal on Low Income Asian American Communities in Southern California by the William T. Grant Foundation ($135,000).

2005                             Summer Program in Hawai'i student scholarships, University Advancement and EOP ($5,000)

2005                             Ally Pride Award presented by the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender, and Questioning association the Pride Alliance

Research Interests

Immigration and Migration, Korean American Diaspora, Asian Diaspora, Transnational families and communities, 1.5 Generation and Asian American Youth, Race and Ethnic relation, Gender, Sexuality