Associated Faculty: Alvin J. Henry

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Alvin Henry is the Director and Associate Professor of Asian American Studies.  He received his Ph.D. in Literature and Social Thought from the University of California, Berkeley. Henry believes in the transformative powers of Ethnic Studies and LGBT+ Studies. He teaches courses that explore gender, sexuality, and the Asian American experience.

He is currently working on two research projects: an ethnography of Asian American student culture and a critical study of Southeast Asian American queer aesthetics and community. Henry is the author of Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (Minnesota, 2020). Having personally grappled with the challenges of being a first-generation college student, Henry has developed career programs that help students thrive in liberal arts majors while landing internships and full-time jobs.