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{{Short description|Asian American sociologist}}
Russell Jeung is an [[Asian American]] [[sociologist]] at [[San Francisco State University]]. He is known for his social activism on racism towards Asian Americans and is the founder of the campaign “[[Stop AAPI Hate]].”<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About Russell M Jeung {{!}} Russell Jeung {{!}} SF State Faculty Sites|url=https://faculty.sfsu.edu/~rjeung/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=faculty.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
'''Russell Mark Jeung''' ({{Lang-zh|c=張華耀}})<ref name="aas">{{Cite web|title=Russell Mark Jeung 張華耀, PhD|url=https://aas.sfsu.edu/jeung-russell-mark|access-date=19 June 2021|website=Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University}}</ref> is an [[Asian American]] [[sociologist]] at [[San Francisco State University]]. He is known for his social activism on racism towards Asian Americans and is a co-founder of [[Stop AAPI Hate]].<ref name="npr">{{cite news |last1=Mullis |first1=Steve |last2=Glenn |first2=Heidi |title=New Site Collects Reports Of Racism Against Asian Americans Amid Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/27/822187627/new-site-collects-reports-of-anti-asian-american-sentiment-amid-coronavirus-pand |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=NPR |date=27 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Jeung obtained both his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Human Biology and [[Master of Arts]] in Education at [[Stanford University]] in 1984. He further pursued a M.A. in [[Sociology]] (1995) and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the [[UC Berkeley]] (2000).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Professor Russell Jeung Home Page|url=http://online.sfsu.edu/rjeung/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=online.sfsu.edu}}</ref> His Ph.D. dissertation, entitled ''Emerging Asian American Pan-Ethnic Congregations: The Religious Construction of Symbolic Racial Identity'' was later published by Rutgers University Press, with the new title ''Faithful Generations: Race and new Asian American Churches''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russell Jeung (1991) {{!}} UC Berkeley Sociology Department|url=https://sociology.berkeley.edu/russell-jeung-1991|access-date=2021-06-19|website=sociology.berkeley.edu}}</ref>
Jeung obtained both his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Human Biology and [[Master of Arts]] in Education at [[Stanford University]] in 1984. He further completed a M.A. in [[Sociology]] (1995) and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the [[UC Berkeley]] (2000).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Professor Russell Jeung Home Page|url=http://online.sfsu.edu/rjeung/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=online.sfsu.edu}}</ref> His Ph.D. dissertation, entitled "Emerging Asian American Pan-Ethnic Congregations: The Religious Construction of Symbolic Racial Identity" was later published by Rutgers University Press, with the new title ''Faithful Generations: Race and new Asian American Churches''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russell Jeung (1991)|url=https://sociology.berkeley.edu/russell-jeung-1991|access-date=19 June 2021|website=UC Berkeley Sociology Department}}</ref>


After teaching at [[Foothill College]] for two years, he joined the Department of [[Asian-American studies|Asian American Studies]], San Francisco State University in 2002 and is current Professor at the Department.<ref name=":0" />
After teaching at [[Foothill College]] for two years, he joined the Department of [[Asian American studies|Asian American Studies]], San Francisco State University in 2002 and is current Professor at the Department.<ref name="aas" />


== Community activism ==
He involved in a number of community projects and is known for his launch of “Stop AAPI Hate” in March 2020, as a response to the increase of racism against Asian Americans during [[COVID-19]]. The project provides community resources to assist drafting policy to fight against racism.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Paul Y.|date=2021-05-20|title=Stop AAPI Hate: An Interview with Russell M. Jeung, Part 1|url=https://christianscholars.com/stop-aapi-hate-an-interview-with-russell-m-jeung-part-1/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Christian Scholar’s Review|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-10|title=Finding Jesus Among Refugees and the Undocumented {{!}} Russell Jeung|url=https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/finding-jesus-among-refugees-and-the-undocumented-russell-jeung/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Fuller Studio|language=en-US}}</ref> He is also the co-producer of ''The Oak'' ''Park Story'', a documentary about his faith-based community organizing in [[East Oakland, Oakland, California|East Oakland]] among [[Cambodians]] and [[Latinos]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russell M. Jeung -|url=https://www.livedtheology.org/russell-m-jeung/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Project on Lived Theology|language=en-US}}</ref> He perceived his community activism as a way as an obedience to God and a response to God’s call.<ref name=":1" />
Jeung is involved in a number of community projects, seeing his activism as a way to live out his [[Christians|Christian]] religion.<ref name=":1" />


He and Valerie Soe produced ''The Oak Park Story'', a 2010 documentary about his faith-based community organizing in [[East Oakland, Oakland, California|East Oakland]] among [[Cambodians]] and [[Latinos]]. It was a Blue Ribbon Award Semi-Finalist.<ref>{{cite web |author=Center for Community Engagement | title=The Oak Park Story Documentary Film |url=http://www.calstate.edu/cce/news_pubs/ECBR/oakparkstory.shtml |website=California State University |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>
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== Works ==


Jeung is known for helping to launch [[Stop AAPI Hate]] in March 2020, in coalition with leaders Cynthia Choi of [[Chinese for Affirmative Action]] and Manjusha P. Kulkarni from AAPI Equity Alliance as a response to the increase of racism against Asian Americans during [[COVID-19]]. The project provides community resources to assist drafting policy to fight against racism and bullying.<ref name="npr"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Paul Y.|date=20 May 2021|title=Stop AAPI Hate: An Interview with Russell M. Jeung, Part 1|url=https://christianscholars.com/stop-aapi-hate-an-interview-with-russell-m-jeung-part-1/|access-date=19 June 2021|website=Christian Scholar's Review|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] has named Jeung, together with Kulkarni and Choi, among the [[Time 100|100 most influential people]] of 2021, for they "have locked arms with other BIPOC organizations to find restorative justice measures so that civil rights—for all vulnerable groups—receive the protection they deserve."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stop AAPI Hate Co-Founders: TIME100 2021|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6096105/manjusha-kulkarni-russell-jeung-cynthia-choi/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Time|language=en}}</ref>

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== Works ==
* Jeung, Russell, Karen Umemoto, Harvey Dong, Eric Mar, Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, and Arnold Pan (2019). ''Mountain Movers: Student Activism & the Emergence of Asian American Studies''. Los Angeles: UCLA Asian American Studies Center. ISBN 9780934052542
* Jeung, Russell, Karen Umemoto, Harvey Dong, Eric Mar, Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, and Arnold Pan (2019). ''Mountain Movers: Student Activism & the Emergence of Asian American Studies''. Los Angeles: UCLA Asian American Studies Center. ISBN 9780934052542
* Jeung, Russell, Seanan S. Fong, and Helen Jin Kim (2019). ''Family Sacrifices: The Worldviews and Ethics of Chinese Americans''. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190875923
* Jeung, Russell, Seanan S. Fong, and Helen Jin Kim (2019). ''Family Sacrifices: The Worldviews and Ethics of Chinese Americans''. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190875923
* Jeung, Russell (2016). ''At Home in Exile: Finding Jesus among My Ancestors and Refugee Neighbors''. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310527831
* Jeung, Russell (2016). ''At Home in Exile: Finding Jesus among My Ancestors and Refugee Neighbors''. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310527831
* Chen, Carolyn and Russell Jeung (2012). ''Sustaining Faith Traditions: Race, Ethnicity and Religion Among the Latino and Asian American Second Generation''. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814717363
* Chen, Carolyn and Russell Jeung (2012). ''Sustaining Faith Traditions: Race, Ethnicity and Religion Among the Latino and Asian American Second Generation''. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814717363
* Jeung, Russell (2004). ''Faithful Generations: Race and New Asian American Churches''. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813535036
*{{Cite book|last=Jeung |first=Russell|author-link=Russell Jeung|title=Faithful Generations: Race and New Asian American Churches|year=2004|publisher=Rutgers University Press|location= New Brunswick|isbn= 9780813535036}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External link ==
== External links ==


* [https://faculty.sfsu.edu/~rjeung/ Faculty Page]
* [https://faculty.sfsu.edu/~rjeung/ Faculty Page]


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Latest revision as of 03:15, 26 October 2023

Russell Mark Jeung (Chinese: 張華耀)[1] is an Asian American sociologist at San Francisco State University. He is known for his social activism on racism towards Asian Americans and is a co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate.[2]

Biography

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Jeung obtained both his Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology and Master of Arts in Education at Stanford University in 1984. He further completed a M.A. in Sociology (1995) and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the UC Berkeley (2000).[3] His Ph.D. dissertation, entitled "Emerging Asian American Pan-Ethnic Congregations: The Religious Construction of Symbolic Racial Identity" was later published by Rutgers University Press, with the new title Faithful Generations: Race and new Asian American Churches.[4]

After teaching at Foothill College for two years, he joined the Department of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University in 2002 and is current Professor at the Department.[1]

Community activism

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Jeung is involved in a number of community projects, seeing his activism as a way to live out his Christian religion.[5]

He and Valerie Soe produced The Oak Park Story, a 2010 documentary about his faith-based community organizing in East Oakland among Cambodians and Latinos. It was a Blue Ribbon Award Semi-Finalist.[6]

Jeung is known for helping to launch Stop AAPI Hate in March 2020, in coalition with leaders Cynthia Choi of Chinese for Affirmative Action and Manjusha P. Kulkarni from AAPI Equity Alliance as a response to the increase of racism against Asian Americans during COVID-19. The project provides community resources to assist drafting policy to fight against racism and bullying.[2][5] Time magazine has named Jeung, together with Kulkarni and Choi, among the 100 most influential people of 2021, for they "have locked arms with other BIPOC organizations to find restorative justice measures so that civil rights—for all vulnerable groups—receive the protection they deserve."[7]

Works

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  • Jeung, Russell, Karen Umemoto, Harvey Dong, Eric Mar, Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, and Arnold Pan (2019). Mountain Movers: Student Activism & the Emergence of Asian American Studies. Los Angeles: UCLA Asian American Studies Center. ISBN 9780934052542
  • Jeung, Russell, Seanan S. Fong, and Helen Jin Kim (2019). Family Sacrifices: The Worldviews and Ethics of Chinese Americans. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190875923
  • Jeung, Russell (2016). At Home in Exile: Finding Jesus among My Ancestors and Refugee Neighbors. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310527831
  • Chen, Carolyn and Russell Jeung (2012). Sustaining Faith Traditions: Race, Ethnicity and Religion Among the Latino and Asian American Second Generation. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814717363
  • Jeung, Russell (2004). Faithful Generations: Race and New Asian American Churches. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813535036.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Russell Mark Jeung 張華耀, PhD". Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Mullis, Steve; Glenn, Heidi (27 March 2020). "New Site Collects Reports Of Racism Against Asian Americans Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". NPR. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Professor Russell Jeung Home Page". online.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  4. ^ "Russell Jeung (1991)". UC Berkeley Sociology Department. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b Kim, Paul Y. (20 May 2021). "Stop AAPI Hate: An Interview with Russell M. Jeung, Part 1". Christian Scholar's Review. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ Center for Community Engagement. "The Oak Park Story Documentary Film". California State University. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Stop AAPI Hate Co-Founders: TIME100 2021". Time. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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