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Dr Esther Ngan-ling Chow (born 1943) is a sociologist and Emerita Professor at the American University, Washington D.C., United States.
Esther Ngan-ling Chow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | American University |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 周顏玲 |
| Simplified Chinese | 周颜玲[1] |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Yánlíng |
| Yale Romanization | Jāu Ngàahnlìhng |
She was among the first sociologists to conduct sociological analyses of the intersectionality of race, class, and gender in the case of Asian American women.[2]
Chow grew up in China, and attended a school for talented girls. She moved to the United States in 1966 for her graduate studies, and completed her PhD in sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]
After completing her PhD, Chow joined the faculty at the American University.[3] Her research and teaching interests are feminist, and focus on intersectionality, migration, family, work, and globalization.[4] She has been described as a pioneer of intersectional sociological analyses, particularly in contributing to the understanding of the experiences of women of color.[5] Her work has highlighted the relative lack of visibility of Asian American women in second-wave feminism.[6]
She has been the Chair of the Asia and Asian America Section of the American Sociological Association, and Vice President of the Eastern Sociological Society.[6] She also served on the editorial boards of the academic journals Gender & Society, International Sociology, Teaching Sociology.[6]
In 2010 the Sociologists for Women in Society established a dissertation scholarship named after Chow and sociologist Mary Joyce Green.[5]
Chow retired from the American University in 2011, after 37 years on the faculty.[6]
- Women, the Family, and Policy: A Global Perspective (1994)
- Race, Class and Gender: Common Bonds and Difference Voices (1996)
- Transforming Gender and Development in East Asia (2002)
- Contours of Citizenship: Women, Diversity and Practices of Citizenship (2010)
- Jessie Bernard Award from the American Sociological Association (2014)
- Feminist Activism Award (2008) from the Sociologists for Women in Society
- Outstanding Teaching Award from the Asia and Asian America Section of the American Sociological Association (2007)
- Stuart Rice Award for Career Achievement (2006)
- Fulbright New Century Scholar award (2004–2005)
- Morris Rosenberg Award for Recent Achievement from the District of Columbia Sociological Society (2002)
- Mentoring Award from the Sociologists for Women in Society (2000)[6]
Chow established the True Light Foundation, an organisation working to reduce poverty and increase educational opportunities for children in rural China.[6]
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