Thuy Vo Dang

Assistant Professor

Thuy Vo Dang (she/her/hers) is Assistant Professor of Information Studies and Asian American Studies at UCLA. She holds a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, San Diego and a B.A. in English and Asian American Studies from Scripps College. Her previous role was Curator for the UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive and Research Librarian for Asian American Studies. With research and teaching expertise in oral history, Southeast Asian diaspora, community archives, and cultural memory, Thuy brings an interdisciplinary approach to co-creating digital humanities and archival documentation projects with educators and community-based organizations. She is co-author of the books A People’s Guide to Orange County (2022) and Vietnamese in Orange County (2015). Thuy serves on the board of directors for Arts OC and the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association.

Titles and Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Information Studies
  • Affiliate Faculty, Department of Asian American Studies
  • Co-Director of the Community Archives Lab

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

  • Society of Hellman Fellowship (2024-25)
  • C. Doris and Toshio Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Prize in Asian American Studies (2023-24)

Education

  • Ph.D. Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego
  • M.A. Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego
  • B.A. Asian American Studies and English, Scripps College

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