Vivian Chin
Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies
Mills Hall Room 338, 510.430.3206, vchin@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Asian American, Asian Diaspora, and Pacific Islander literature and history, cultural studies, race and gender studies, popular culture

Amina Mama
Barbara Lee Distinguished Professor
Mills Hall Room 210, 510.430.2277, amama@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Feminist theory; policy analysis and praxis; politics of development, militarism, democratization and social transformation; organizational development and change

Melinda Micco
Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies
Mills Hall Room 341, 510.430.3324, melinda@mills.edu
Professional Interests: American Indian history; film studies and literature; multiracial identity studies; ethnic identity in tribal communities; indigenous women, nationally and internationally; enrolled member of Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

Déborah Berman Santana
Professor of Ethnic Studies
Kathryn P. Hannam Chair
Mills Hall Room 345, 510.430.3162, santana@mills.edu
Economic sustainability, political sovereignty and environmental justice; theory and practice of community activism; historical legacy of racism and colonialism; militarism and the environment; Latin America and the Caribbean (especially Puerto Rico) and U.S. Latinas/os; comparative studies: U.S. Pacific territories; peoples of color in the U.S.

Julia Sudbury
Professor of Ethnic Studies
Eugene E. Trefethen Chair
Department Head
Mills Hall Room 343, 510.430.3163, jsudbury@mills.edu
Professional Interests: African Diaspora studies; race, gender, and incarceration; women of color organizing

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Visiting Scholars

Margo Okazawa-Rey
Visiting Professor
Mills Hall Room 328, 510.430.2215, mokazawarey@mills.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00-12:00 and by appointment
Professional Interests: Militarism, feminist research methods, transnational feminist praxis

Christine Williams
Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring
Mills Hall Room 341, 510.430.3324, chwillia@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Federal Indian Law, Indian law and policy in California, Indian child welfare statewide and nationally, tribal justice systems, protection and preservation of Native American sacred sites and culturally significant areas; enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe of Northern California.

Staff

Jean Wong
Faculty Administrative Assistant, Ethnic Studies Department
Departmental Web Liaison, Web Publishing
Mills Hall Room 340, 510.430.2080, ethnic@mills.edu

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