Arissa Oh

Arissa Oh is an Associate Professor in the History Department at Boston College. She specializes in 20th-century U.S. history, focusing on immigration, race, gender, and transnational Asian-American experiences. Her work examines family structures and kinship systems within historical contexts.

• B.A., Yale University
• M.A., University of Chicago
• Ph.D., University of Chicago

Her research explores Cold War-era international adoption trends, particularly involving Korean orphans and GI babies, linking these to broader themes of U.S. immigration policies, evangelical movements, and transnational humanitarian efforts. Recent projects analyze marriage migration and immigration fraud since the late 19th century.

Publications include To Save the Children of Korea: The Cold War Origins of International Adoption (2015) and articles in Journal of American Ethnic History and Women’s Studies Quarterly.

No scientific awards explicitly listed. Advising and grant information not detailed in text. Active in transnational history research networks.