Asian Pacific Studies Program at CSUDH

🍜 Looking for a summer class? Register for APP 335-41: Asian Pacific Culinary Culture!

This online, asynchronous course fulfills the D3 GE requirement and explores the history, culture, and politics of Asian-Pacific food.

📅 July 6–August 15, 2026
📩 For more information, email Prof. Chu at [[email protected]]

✨ Meet Professor Dr. Y Thien Nguyen, Assistant Professor in Asian Pacific Studies at CSUDH!

📚 Dr. Nguyen specializes in modern Vietnam and Vietnamese refugee experiences, with research focused on the political, ideological, and institutional connections between the Republic of Vietnam and Vietnamese America.

🎓 He earned his PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University and has also served in teaching and research roles in the UK and the U.S.

📝 His scholarship includes important work on Vietnamese anticommunism, Vietnamese American conservatism, diaspora, memory, and refugee politics. He is also currently completing his book manuscript, Diasporic Legacies: The Making and Remaking of Vietnamese Anticommunism.

🌏 Beyond the classroom, Dr. Nguyen serves on the Board of Directors for the US-Vietnam Research Center and supports Vietnamese American nonprofit organizations through consulting and grant writing.

👏 We are proud to spotlight his scholarship, teaching, and commitment to community.