Janelle Wong has produced pathbreaking research on Asian American public opinion, religion and immigrant integration, and immigrant civic engagement that has dispelled longstanding misconceptions about Asian Americans’ support of affirmative action, the acceptance of immigrants by Christian evangelicals, and the perceived political apathy of Latine and Asian immigrants. She coauthored Asian American Political Participation: Emerging Constituents and Their Political Identities, a comprehensive study of Asian American political behavior based on data from the first national, multilingual, multiethnic survey of Asian Americans.
Professional positions
- 2012–present: Associate professor of American studies (2012–2015), full professor of American studies (2015–present), and professor of government and politics (2020–present), University of Maryland, College Park
- 2001–2012: Assistant (2001–2006) and associate (2006–2012) professor of political science, American studies, and ethnicity, University of Southern California
Notable publications
- Wong, Janelle, and Karthick Ramakrishnan. 2023. “Asian Americans and the Politics of the 21st Century.” Annual Review of Political Science 26: 305–323.
- Wong, Janelle. 2011. Immigrants, Evangelicals and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change. Russell Sage Foundation.
- Wong, Janelle. 2008. Democracy’s Promise: Immigrants and American Civic Institutions. University of Michigan Press.
- Oliver, J. Eric, and Janelle Wong. 2003. “Intergroup Prejudice in Multiethnic Settings.” American Journal of Political Science 47(4): 567–582.
Degrees
- PhD, political science, Yale University
- MA, political science, Yale University
- BA, political science, University of California, Los Angeles
