Sonya Chen is a Ph.D. Candidate in Politics and Social Policy at Princeton, where she researches and writes about Asian American politics, social movements, and the politics of solidarity. Her dissertation and book project, titled “Asian Americans and the Politics of Racial Justice,” examines how Asian Americans position themselves in the American racial order and engage in racial politics. Using the contemporary movement against anti-Asian violence as a starting point, the project explores how Asian Americans are making political demands, constructing the political meaning of anti-Asian violence, and (dis)engaging with state institutions meant to address violence. Her research draws upon mixed methods including interviews, discourse analysis, and surveys, and has been published in Politics, Groups, and Identities. In tandem with her academic scholarship, Sonya has been involved in advocating for Asian American studies in K-12 and higher education, building new structures of collective care through mutual aid, and conducting research with community organizations about racial violence and healing. Sonja will be teaching ASAM 1900 Asian American Politics in the fall.