| Jennifer Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1968-01-09) January 9, 1968 (age 56) |
| Occupation | Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine Columbia University |
Jennifer Lee (born January 9, 1968) is an American sociologist and the Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences at Columbia University. She was president of the Eastern Sociological Society from 2020–21. Lee was previously on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine.
Lee is the author, co-author, or co-editor of four books: Civility in the City: Blacks, Jews, and Koreans in Urban America; Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity (co-edited with Min Zhou); The Diversity Paradox: Immigration and the Color Line in 21st Century America (co-authored with Frank D. Bean); and The Asian American Achievement Paradox (co-authored with Min Zhou).
Lee was born in South Korea and her family emigrated to the United States in 1971. She was educated at Columbia University, earning a BA in 1990, MA in 1995, and PhD in 1998, all in sociology.
She was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022.
Books
- Civility in the City: Blacks, Jews, and Koreans in Urban America Published in 2002
- Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity Published in 2004
- The Diversity Paradox: Immigration and the Color Line in Twenty-First Century America Published in 2010
- The Asian American Achievement Paradox Published in 2015
References
- "Lee, Jennifer". sociology.columbia.edu.
- "Eastern Sociological Society". essnet.org.
- "Jennifer Lee '90 Investigates Identity". Columbia College Today. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- "The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts Six Columbia Faculty Members". Columbia News. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
External links
Categories:- American sociologists
- American women sociologists
- American social scientists of Asian descent
- 21st-century American social scientists
- American social sciences writers
- African-American–Asian-American relations
- American women writers of Asian descent
- American writers of Korean descent
- American academics of Korean descent
- 21st-century American women academics
- 21st-century American academics
- University of California, Irvine faculty
- Columbia University faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Columbia College (New York) alumni
- 1968 births
- Living people