Jennifer Huynh

Jennifer Huynh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She is affiliated with the Liu Institute for Asian Studies and the Initiative on Race and Resilience. Her research focuses on race, ethnicity, Asian American Studies, immigrant integration, transnationalism, diaspora, and refugee studies.

• Education: B.A. from University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. from Princeton University
• Professional Background: Previously taught sociology in northeast China and served as a lecturer in Asian American Studies at Northwestern University.

Her first book, Suburban Refugees: Class and Resistance in Little Saigon (University of California Press, 2025), examines socioeconomic dynamics among Vietnamese Americans. She is a recipient of the Grenville Clark Award for advancing peace and human rights, with current research supported by the Russell Sage Foundation. A first-generation college student from Southern California, she teaches courses on Asian American Studies, immigration, and refugee studies.