Teaching Professor
Biography
BA, Communications, English, University of Washington (1987)
MPA, Public Administration (domestic policy), Princeton University (1989)
Ph.D., Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley (2000)
CV (356.66 KB)Dr. Connie So, an immigrant from Hong Kong, grew up in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. She received her BAs in English and Communications from the University of Washington (1987), MPA from Princeton University (1989) and Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies at U.C. Berkeley (2000). She is a Professor of Teaching (2020) at UW’s American Ethnic Studies department and the Supervisor of the department’s Community Practicum and Internship. She has been active and served on the boards of several local Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander American groups. Since 2020, Dr. So has been the President of the OCA Asian Pacific Advocates of Greater Seattle.
Research
Courses Taught
Summer 2022 A-term
Summer 2022 B-term
Spring 2022
Winter 2022
Autumn 2021
- AAS 395 A: Critical Studies of Post-Vietnam War Southeast Asian Americans: Not Just Refugees
- AES 150 A: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 150 B: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 498 B: Special Topics In American Ethnic Studies: Community Ambassador Program
Summer 2021 A-term
Summer 2021 B-term
Spring 2021
Winter 2021
Autumn 2020
- AAS 395 A: Critical Studies of Post-Vietnam War Southeast Asian Americans: Not Just Refugees
- AES 150 A: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 150 B: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 498 B: Special Topics in American Ethnic Studies: Community Ambassador Program
Summer 2020 A-term
Summer 2020 B-term
Spring 2020
Winter 2020
Autumn 2019
- AAS 395 A: Critical Studies of Post-Vietnam War Southeast Asian Americans: Not Just Refugees
- AES 150 A: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 150 B: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 498 B: Special Topics in American Ethnic Studies
- AES 498 C: Special Topics in American Ethnic Studies
Summer 2019 B-term
Spring 2019
- AAS 101 A: Introduction to Asian American Studies
- AAS 210 A: Asian American and Pacific Islander American Identity: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
- AES 498 B: Special Topics in American Ethnic Studies: Hong Kong Study Abroad Prep.
- AES 498 C: Special Topics in American Ethnic Studies: Community Ambassador Program
Winter 2019
Autumn 2018
- AAS 395 A: Critical Studies of Post-Vietnam War Southeast Asian Americans: Not Just Refugees
- AES 150 A: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 150 B: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States
- AES 498 B: Special Topics in American Ethnic Studies
- AES 498 D: Special Topics in American Ethnic Studies
Summer 2018 B-term
Spring 2018
Winter 2018
Autumn 2017
- AAS 395 A: Critical Studies Of Post-Vietnam War Southeast Asian Americans: Not Just Refugees
- AES 150 A: In-Justice For All: Intersection Of Race, Ethnicity, Class, And Gender In The United States
- AES 150 B: In-Justice For All: Intersection Of Race, Ethnicity, Class, And Gender In The United States
- AES 498 B: Special Topics In American Ethnic Studies
Summer 2017 A-term
Summer 2017 B-term
Spring 2017
- AAS 101 A: Introduction To Asian American Studies
- AAS 210 A: Asian American And Pacific Islander American Identity: Race, Ethnicity, And Culture
- AES 498 A: Special Topics In American Ethnic Studies: AES China - Finding Chinese American Roots: Exploring the Cantonese and Hokkien Diaspora (Exploration Seminar)
Winter 2017
Autumn 2016
Summer 2016 A-term
Summer 2016 B-term
Spring 2016
Winter 2016
Autumn 2015
Summer 2015 A-term
Spring 2015
Winter 2015
Autumn 2014
Summer 2014 A-term
Summer 2014 B-term
Spring 2014
Winter 2014
Related News
Related News
- Prof. Connie So Cited in the International Examiner - December 1, 2021
- In a Yellow Tone, An AAS 380 Production - September 28, 2021
- How America tells Asian American men they’re not attractive - August 5, 2021
- Prof. Connie So and the Lunchbox Moment! - June 2, 2021
- Facing Race: Washington sees a surge in Asian activism - May 19, 2021
- Northwest Now: Violence Against Asian Americans - March 31, 2021
- Tribes, preservation societies join lawsuit to save National Archives in Seattle - March 31, 2021
- Remembering Corky Lee — the unofficial Asian American photographer laureate - March 31, 2021
- Pasifik Standard Time - October 1, 2020
- Encountering History: The AES Study Abroad Program Goes to China - February 1, 2017
- Dulce Gutierrez (AES '14), Trailblazer - December 22, 2015
- The PICA Conference – Drawing a Crowd, Building Community - December 22, 2015
- Connie So Honored for Service to the Asian American Community - June 4, 2015
- Connie So receives 2015 International Examiner Community Voice Award - April 7, 2015
- Dr. Connie So Speaks on Washington State's Asian American Civil Rights Movement - November 1, 2014