Jennifer Lee | |
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Born | January 9, 1968 |
Occupation | Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences |
Academic background | |
Education | Columbia University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Sociology |
Institutions | University of California,Irvine Columbia University |
Jennifer Lee (born January 9,1968) is an American sociologist and the Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences at Columbia University. [1] She was president of the Eastern Sociological Society from 2020 to 2021. [2] Lee was previously on the faculty of the University of California,Irvine.
Lee is the author,co-author,or co-editor of four books:Civility in the City:Blacks,Jews,and Koreans in Urban America;Asian American Youth:Culture,Identity,and Ethnicity (co-edited with Min Zhou);The Diversity Paradox:Immigration and the Color Line in 21st Century America (co-authored with Frank D. Bean);and The Asian American Achievement Paradox (co-authored with Min Zhou).
Lee was born in South Korea and her family emigrated to the United States in 1971. She was educated at Columbia University,earning a BA in 1990,MA in 1995,and PhD in 1998,all in sociology. [3]
She was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022. [4]