Judy Yung
Encyclopedia
Judy Yung is professor
emerita
in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz
. She specializes in oral history, women's history, and Chinese American
and Asian American
history.
. She also holds an M.A. in Library Science from the University of California, Berkeley
, and a B.A. in English Literature and Chinese from San Francisco State University
.
Prior to entering academia, Yung worked as librarian for the Chinatown
branch of the San Francisco Public Library
.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
emerita
Emerita
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in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
. She specializes in oral history, women's history, and Chinese American
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
and Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
history.
Life
Yung received her Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. She also holds an M.A. in Library Science from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, and a B.A. in English Literature and Chinese from San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
.
Prior to entering academia, Yung worked as librarian for the Chinatown
Chinatown
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
branch of the San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco Public Library
The San Francisco Public Library is a public library system serving the city of San Francisco. Its main library is located in San Francisco's Civic Center, at 100 Larkin Street at Grove. The first public library of San Francisco officially opened in 1879, just 30 years after the California Gold...
.
Awards
- 2006, Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Asian American Studies
- 2003, Excellence Through Diversity Award, University of California - Santa Cruz
- 1999, Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California - Santa Cruz
- 1997, Jeanne Farr McDonnell Book Award (for Unbound Feet), Women’s Heritage
- 1996, Robert G. Athearn Book Award (for Unbound Feet), Western History Museum
- 1996, National Book Award in History, Association for Asian American Studies
- 1996, Distinguished Award for Culture, Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
- 1987, Outstanding Asian Women of the Year, Asian Women’s Resource Center, San Francisco
- 1982, American Book AwardAmerican Book AwardThe American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...
(for Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940) - 1980, Outstanding Citizen Award, Oakland Museum