Esther Ngan-ling Chow

Esther Ngan-ling Chow
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Academic work
InstitutionsAmerican University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周顏玲
Simplified Chinese周颜玲[1]
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Yánlíng
Yale RomanizationJāu Ngàahnlìhng

Dr Esther Ngan-ling Chow (born 1943) is a sociologist and Emerita Professor at the American University, Washington D.C., United States.

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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Selected publications

  • 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)

Awards

  • 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]

Personal life

Chow established the True Light Foundation, an organisation working to reduce poverty and increase educational opportunities for children in rural China.[6]

References

  1. ^ Esther Ngan-ling Chow; Catherine White Berheide (2004). 《全球视角 : 妇女, 家庭与公共政策》. 社会科学文献出版社. ISBN 9787801900739.
  2. ^ "Faculty Profile: Esther Chow". American University. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  3. ^ a b "Footnotes | November 2008 Issue | Chow Builds a Foundation for Education in China". www.asanet.org. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  4. ^ Segal, Marcia Texler; Chow, Esther Ngan-ling; Demos, Vasilikie P., eds. (2012). Social production and reproduction at the interface of public and private spheres. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald Group Pub. Ltd. ISBN 978-1780528755. OCLC 807573161.
  5. ^ a b "Esther Ngan-ling Chow". American Sociological Association. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "DR. ESTHER CHOW NAMED PROFESSOR EMERITA OF SOCIOLOGY". States News Service. 3 August 2011.