USC Asian American Professor Denied Tenure

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Mihee

I received an email recently from Dr. Nami Kim and the Asian North American Religion, Culture and Society Group (ANARCS) asking people to sign the following petition for Dr. Jane Iwamura who was recently denied tenure at USC:

Jane Iwamura is Assistant Professor of Religion and American Studies at the University of Southern California. In May of 2010 she was denied tenure. Dr. Iwamura is not only an award winning teacher, she is also a nationally recognized scholar of Asian American religions, race, and popular culture. […] As scholars with expertise in Ethnic Studies, American Studies, Religion, and Popular Culture, we contend that her work is of exceptional value and that she has made an important impact on these fields. As such, we strongly support a reconsideration of Dr. Iwamura’s case. Jane Iwamura deserves tenure at USC.

Please consider signing this petition and helping her in her appeal process; an incredible woman and scholar, and it would be such a loss to the APA community to not have her making waves in the Academy.

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Mihee lives in the Mid-West with her husband, toddler-aged twins (yes, terrible twos is actually a thing), and baby #3. Though her reserve of brain cells is seriously depleted she is still passionate about Asian American culture, religion and social justice for marginalized people, stories about Korea, sports, and power naps. During the day, she spends a lot of time trying to remember which baby needs to eat or get a diaper change, mentoring and ministering to college students, occasionally taking a walk, writing, watching Sportscenter, or grabbing coffee. You can read her blog here.
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