Elaine Andres
Election
Position
Name
Elaine Andres
Candidate statement
Elaine Andres is a fourth year in Culture and Theory at the University of California, Irvine. Her research examines popular music, immigration, and U.S. militarism through the performances of multiracial Asian Americans. She has presented at the AAAS Conference and the Pop Conference (MoPOP). She has publications in the Journal of Asian American Studies, PBS’s “Song of the Summer Series,” and in the forthcoming anthology, Sex & Colonies. Elaine headed online outreach for UCI’s graduate diversity council. She also cofounded the Critical Visual Geographies Collective, a speaker series funded by the UCI Humanities Commons.
As a feminist scholar and teacher in Asian American studies and gender and sexuality studies, I am committed to interdisciplinarity and intersectionality in my learning and service. As Student Representative, I will leverage my educational and professional background to foster an active network for collaborations among members. To encourage student participation, I will initiate call-ins, surveys, and a robust social media presence to highlight student voices. I will also curate a list of fellowships, jobs, CFPs and announcements. At the annual meeting, I will expand programming for students that acknowledges the varied paths made available through Asian American studies on topics including publishing, pedagogy, mentorship, the public sector, arts and nonprofits.
As a feminist scholar and teacher in Asian American studies and gender and sexuality studies, I am committed to interdisciplinarity and intersectionality in my learning and service. As Student Representative, I will leverage my educational and professional background to foster an active network for collaborations among members. To encourage student participation, I will initiate call-ins, surveys, and a robust social media presence to highlight student voices. I will also curate a list of fellowships, jobs, CFPs and announcements. At the annual meeting, I will expand programming for students that acknowledges the varied paths made available through Asian American studies on topics including publishing, pedagogy, mentorship, the public sector, arts and nonprofits.