C. N. Le

Education and Interests

(Ph.D., SUNY Albany 2004)

Race and Ethnicity, Immigration, Asian American Studies, Structural and Socioeconomic Measures of Assimilation, Interracial Marriage, Immigrant Self-Employment

Personal Webpage

Selected Publications

• Le, C.N. Forthcoming. "Multiracial Asian Americans: Social Class, Demographic, and Cultural Characteristics” in Multiracial Americans and Social Class, edited by Kathleen Korgen. New York: Routledge.
• Le, C.N. 2009. "'Better Dead Than Red': Anti-Communist Politics Among Vietnamese Americans" in Anti-Communist Minorities in the US: The Political Activism of Ethnic Refugees, edited by Ieva Zake. New York: Palgrave-MacMillan.
• Le, C.N. 2007. Asian American Assimilation: Ethnicity, Immigration, and Socioeconomic Attainment. New York, NY: LFB Scholarly Publishing.
• Le, C.N. Forthcoming. Seven articles in Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, edited by Huping Ling and Dr. Allan W. Austin. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
• Le, C.N. 2004. "Fleeing Dragon: The Refugee Experience From a Vietnamese Immigrant Family" in Minority Voices: Linking Personal Ethnic History with the Sociological Imagination, edited by John Rowan. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Recent Presentations

• Invited Speaker, "Meeting the Challenge of Globalization: Connecting Asia and Asian Americans in the 21st Century," Asian & Pacific Islander Employment Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, May 30, 2009.
• Invited Speaker, "History, Segregation, and Inclusion: The Meaning and Consequences of Ethnic Solidarity," Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, May 7, 2009.
• Invited Panelist, "Race and its Effects on Asian Pacific American Student Identity," panel discussion at the Annual Asian/Pacific/American Heritage Month Symposium, April 22, 2009, at Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts.
• Invited Speaker, "Interracial Asian Adoption: Issues and Identity in 21st Century American Society," April 6, 2009 at Bates College, Maine.
• Invited Panelist, "Teaching the Sociology of Asian Americans," panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 2, 2008, in Boston, MA.
• Le, C.N. "Virtually Asian: The Social Construction of Identity Through Internet Media," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies, April 20, 2008 in Chicago, IL.
• Invited Panelist, "'Better Dead Than Red': Anti-Communist Politics Among Vietnamese Americans," presented at the "The Cold War Warriors: Political Activism of Ethnic Groups during the Cold War in the U.S." symposium, April 1, 2008, at Rowan University.
• Le, C.N. "Socioeconomic Attainment, Neighborhood Quality, and Residential Segregation in Ten Asian American Ethnic Enclaves," presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 24, 2008 in New York, NY.
• Invited Speaker, "Muslim American Assimilation: Cultural and Socioeconomic Patterns," U.S./Spain Exchange Project on Muslim Youth Integration, Institute for Training and Development, Amherst, MA, June 12, 2007.
• Invited Speaker, "Asian American Identity and Experiences: Past, Present, and Future," Connecticut College, April 20, 2007.
• Le, C.N. "'Moving on Up': A Comparison of Asian American Enclave Characteristics," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies, April 7, 2007 in New York, NY. Read more
• Invited presenter, "Asian American Identity in the 21st Century," 1st Annual Five College Asian Pacific American Student Leadership Conference, Amherst, MA, March 10, 2007.
• Invited panelist, "Blogging and Asian Pacific American Political Awareness," 13th Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law and Public Policy, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, March 3, 2007. Read more
• Panelist, "Ninth Annual North Adams Neighborhood Expo: Asian Americans," Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, North Adams, MA, December 2, 2006.
• Invited Speaker, "Asian American Assimilation and Identity in the 21st Century," Asian/Asian-American Alumnae and Student Conference, Mount Holyoke College, November 4, 2006.
• Keynote Speaker, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: The Asian American Experience” conference, Korean American Students of Smith and the Asian Students Association, Smith College, November 5, 2005.
• “Residential Assimilation, Socioeconomic Attainment, and Quality Of Neighborhoods among Asian Americans in California,” presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Conference on Asian Studies, October 1, 2005 in New Paltz, NY.
• “New Dimensions of Entrepreneurship Among Foreign- and U.S.-Raised Asian Americans in the Global Economy,” presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 14, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA.
• Invited Speaker, “Asian Americans in Professional Occupations,” Asian American Employees Resource Group, Raytheon Corporation, Waltham, MA, May 25, 2005.
• Invited Speaker and Panelist, “Conference on Immigration,” Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT, April 15, 2005.
• “Asians in the ‘Hood: Spatial Assimilation and Residential Quality of Life for Six Asian American Groups in California,” presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 15, 2004 in San Francisco, CA.

Recent Media Quotations

• Quoted by The Associated Press, "Concern Over Focus on VT Shooter's Race" article, written by Dionne Walker, April 19, 2007.
• Quoted by The Associated Press, "Interracial Marriages Surge Across U.S." article, written by David Crary, April 13, 2007.
• Quoted in Footnotes: Monthly Newsletter of the American Sociological Association, "Portrait of the Sociologist as Blogger" article, written by LaVon Rice, February 2007.
• Guest speaker on radio program on "Asian & Arab Culture," hosted by Paul Allen Billings of WUVS-LP 103.7 The Beat, December 11, 2006.
• Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “Smugglers Exploit Hole in Port Security” article, written by Brad Knickerbocker, April 11, 2006.
• Quoted in The Harvard Crimson, “Color Line Cuts Through the Heart” article, written by Lois E. Beckett, March 22, 2006.
• Quoted in The Atlanta Constitution, “Vietnam Heartache: Saigon’s Fall Haunts Refugees Every Spring” article, written by Sheila Poole, April 27, 2005.
• Quoted by the Associated Press, “Vietnamese in U.S. Take Stock of Community” article, written by Erin Texeira, April 24, 2005.
• Quoted and featured in Diversity Inc. Magazine, “To Be Asian in America: Success and Stereotypes” article, written by Angela Johnson Meadows, April 2005.
• Quoted in The Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, “Straddling Two Cultures: Vietnamese American Finds Looking Back Helps Him Look Forward” newspaper article, written by My-Ly Nguyen, April 5, 2005.

Funded Projects

• Co-Principal Investigator. 2009.  “UMass Amherst/Five College Asian Pacific American Studies” Mellon Mutual Mentoring (M3) Team Grant.,” $6,110 award from the Office of Faculty Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• Co-Principal Investigator. 2008.  “UMass Amherst/Five College Asian Pacific American Studies” Mellon Mutual Mentoring (M3) Team Grant.,” $3,500 award from the Office of Faculty Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• 2007. "Crossing Borders, Building Bridges: Exploring Diversity, Transnationalism, and Globalization in Asia and the U.S.," $2,200 award from the General Education Council, Provost's Office, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• 2006. “Sociology of the Asian American Experience: Building a Stronger Asian American Studies,” $4,100 award from the General Education Council, Provost’s Office, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• (With Miliann Kang). 2003. “Second Generation Asian Pacific American Households in New England: Negotiating Work, Family, Community and Identity,” $4,000 award and title of “Research Fellows” from the Institute of Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston.