DIRECTOR
Larry Hajime Shinagawa
Associate Professor
Director of Asian American Studies
301.405.0996
lshinaga@umd.edu
Dr. Larry Hajime Shinagawa has been appointed Director of Asian American Studies and Associate Professor of American Studies. For the past 30 years, he has been involved in the fields of sociology, American Studies, multicultural education, ethnic studies, and Asian American Studies. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland, he was the Director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity and Associate Professor of the Sociology Department of Ithaca College. As the Center Director, he was responsible for the development of academic programs in African New World Studies, Asian American Studies, Latino Studies, Native American Studies, and Comparative American and Ethnic Studies at Ithaca College.
From 1996 to 2002, Shinagawa served as Chair of the Ethnic Studies Departments and American Multicultural Studies (AMCS) at Sonoma State University, which grew into one of the nation's largest set of academic programs in ethnic studies. The AMCS Department, under his leadership, also established the nation's first 4-year integrated teacher credential major program with an emphasis in multicultural education and ethnic studies. During his tenure at Sonoma State University, he was also the Director of the California State University Census Information Center. Shinagawa has been an author/co-author and editor/co-editor of notable articles, books, anthologies, and book series related to ethnic studies, multicultural education, Asian Americans, and demography.
His research areas are in the social demography of racial groups in the U.S., intermarriage, multiracial identity, and Asian American culture and community. His public policy studies and research for national civil rights and Asian American advocacy organizations has led to improvements in health care, redistricting, census counts, and reforms in police practices. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Ethnic Studies and participates as a board member for other national and regional non-profit community-based organizations and research organizations. Shinagawa received his Ph. D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a B.A. in Sociology and a B. A. in Ethnic Studies.
Degrees:
Ph.D. Sociology (University of California,
Berkeley, 1994)
M.A. Sociology (University of California, Berkeley)
B.A. Sociology
B.A. Ethnic Studies
Courses Taught:
Intro to Asian American Studies (AAST200, undergraduate)
