Faculty and Leadership

The College has a dedicated faculty of over forty tenured or tenure-track faculty from a range of backgrounds including but not limited to philosophy, history, arts, health sciences, psychology, education, anthropology, sociology, communications, journalism, literature, languages, law, political science, economics, and law.

These individuals are committed to the integrated scholar- teacher-community activist model of Ethnic Studies and to multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary approaches to inquiry.

 

Dean's Office

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Grace J. Yoo
Dean, College of Ethnic Studies
Email: gracey@sfsu.edu

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Eileene Tejada
Associate Dean, College of Ethnic Studies
Email: ectejada@sfsu.edu

 

Department Chairs

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Abul Pitre
Chair, Africana Studies
Email: apitre@sfsu.edu

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Wesley Ueunten
Chair, Asian American Studies
Email: wesueu@sfsu.edu

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Joanne Barker

Chair, American Indian Studies
Email: jmbarker@sfsu.edu

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Katynka Z Martinez

Acting Chair, Latina/Latino Studies
Email: katynka@sfsu.edu

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Falu Bakrania

Chair, Race & Resistance Studies
Email: bakrania@sfsu.edu

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Jason Ferreira

Master of Arts Coordinator, Ethnic Studies Program
Associate Professor, Race and Resistance Studies
Email: cheo@sfsu.edu