Center Mission

The Center on Immigration, Race and Ethnicity at the Institute of Governmental Studies brings together a community of scholars with research interests in the politics of race, ethnicity, and immigration in the United States and beyond. It aims to foster an environment for critical inquiry into the social, political, economic, and historical factors that shape the processes of identity formation, intergroup relations, and collective mobilization around race, ethnicity, and immigration. The Center sponsors a regular colloquium series (see below), occasional conferences, and other activities to support and coordinate scholarly activities on these topics. The Center is located in Room 122, Moses Hall.

For more information, contact:

Taeku Lee (Director)
phone: 510-642-3233
e-mail: taekulee@berkeley.edu



National Asian American Survey (NAAS)

Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing segments of the electorate, and are a pivotal voice in the 2008 presidential election. Between 1990 and 2000, the Asian American population has more than doubled in 19 states, growing fastest in key battleground states such as Nevada, New Hampshire, Florida, and Georgia. The National Asian American Survey (NAAS) is the most comprehensive survey of the political views of Asian Americans ever. The NAAS is a national survey of Asian Americans, and is a joint project of political scientists at Rutgers University, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, and the University of Southern California. The survey website is here.



Colloquium on Immigration, Race & Ethnicity

The Center sponsors the Colloquium on Immigration, Race & Ethnicity. Please see here for more details.



Center-Affiliated Faculty

The Center on Immigration, Race & Ethnicity's affiliated faculty for 2007-2008 are:


Name Affiliation E-mail
Irene Bloemraad Sociology bloemr@berkeley.edu
Jack Citrin Political Science gojack@berkeley.edu
Cybelle Fox Sociology cfox@berkeley.edu
Jon Gjerde History gjerde@berkeley.edu
Charles Henry African-American Studies cphenry@berkeley.edu
David Hollinger History davidhol@berkeley.edu
Taeku Lee Political Science taekulee@berkeley.edu
John Lie Sociology iasone@berkeley.edu
Ian Haney López Boalt Hall/Law ihaneylopez@law.berkeley.edu
Waldo Martin History wmartin@berkeley.edu
David Montejano Ethnic Studies davidmon@berkeley.edu
Rachel Moran Boalt Hall/Law rmoran@law.berkeley.edu
Michael Omi Ethnic Studies omi@berkeley.edu
Mark Sawyer Political Science (UCLA) msawyer@ucla.edu
Jonathan Simon Boalt Hall/JSP jsimon@law.berkeley.edu
Sarah Song Political Science/Law ssong@law.berkeley.edu
Leti Volpp Boalt Hall/Law lvolpp@law.berkeley.edu
Margaret Weir Political Science/Sociology mweir@berkeley.edu