Allan Punzalan Isaac

Allan Punzalan Isaac is a Professor of American Studies and English at Rutgers University's School of Arts and Sciences. Specializing in Asian American and comparative race studies, his work explores migration, postcoloniality, gender and sexuality, and the Philippines and its diaspora.

Education:

• PhD, New York University
• BA, Williams College

His research focuses on death and dying in the Filipino diaspora, with notable works including the award-winning books American Tropics: Articulating Filipino America and Filipino Time: Affective Worlds and Contracted Labor. He has also taught at DeLaSalle University-Taft in Manila as a Senior Fulbright Scholar.

Notable Awards:

• Recipient of the Association for Asian American Studies Cultural Studies Book Award
• Senior Fulbright Scholar designation

Professor Isaac teaches courses in Asian American Studies, critical race theory, U.S. cultural studies, and comparative race studies, including undergraduate offerings like Asian American Literature and Its Discontents and Gender & Sexuality in Asian American Literature.