Asian Americans Quietly Made Houston History
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About the Author
Dr. Anne Chao, School of Humanities Advisory Board Member, Rice University
B.A., Wellesley College
M.A., History, Rice University, 2005
Ph.D., History, Rice University, 2009
Dr. Chao graduated from Wellesley College and received her master's and doctoral degrees from Rice University, where she currently teaches as an adjunct lecturer in in the History Department, focusing on the field of modern Chinese history, and in the Program in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities. She currently serves as a co-chair of the Rice Gallery Patron Group, a member of the Advisory Board for the T.T. and W.F. Chao Center for Asian Studies and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. She previously served as a member of the Shepherd Society board in 2005. Mr. and Dr. Chao served on the Rice Parent's Committee from 1996 to 2003. They were awarded Rice's Meritorious Service Award in 2010, and were honored by Rice as Association for Fundraising Professionals National Philanthropy Day honorees in 1999. In 2006, Rice again honored Dr. Chao as Association for Fundraising Professionals National Philanthropy Day honoree.
Mr. and Dr. Chao have supported numerous areas of Rice including endowing the T.T. and W.F. Chao Center for Asian Studies. They have also supported the School of Architecture, the Baker Institute's Transnational China Project, the Shepherd School of Music, and created the T.T. and W.F. Chao Endowed Chair in Chemistry, which is currently held by Professor Jim Tour.
The Chao Center for Asian Studies is the premier research hub for faculty, students and post-doctoral scholars working in Asian studies at Rice. Our focus is on transnational, trans-historic, diasporic, and global movements of peoples and cultures of greater Asia. The mission of the Chao Center includes outreach to Asian and Asian American populations in Houston and beyond, promoting scholarly community building and broader understanding. The Center is the home of the Transnational Asia Research Initiative, supporting the work of a team of post-doctoral scholars, and publishes a twice-yearly online journal, Transnational Asia. The Chao Center also supports programs such as the Houston Asian American Archive and hosts the Frank Liu Distinguished Visitor Series. The Center works very closely with the Department of Transnational Asian Studies in the School of Humanities. The Chao Center was founded with a generous gift from the T. T. and W. F. Chao Family Foundation in 2008 and has been awarded grants from the Henry Luce Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Academy of Korean Studies.
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