Angelica Allen

Dr. Angelica Allen is an Assistant Professor and Director of Africana Studies at Chapman University's Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. She earned her BFA and Ph.D. in African and African Diaspora Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, and completed a pre-doctoral fellowship at the Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia.

• Education
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), The University of Texas at Austin
  • Master of Arts (MA), New York University
  • Ph.D., African and African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin

Her research bridges Anthropology, American Studies, and Filipinx American Studies, focusing on racial identity, diasporic hybridity, and transnational communities. Current projects examine the intersections of Blackness and Filipinx identity in postcolonial contexts.

Scientific Awards

• Ford Foundation Award
• Carter G. Woodson Institute Award for African American and African Studies

As Director of Africana Studies, she oversees academic programs and interdisciplinary collaborations within Wilkinson College. Her recent publication "Hypervisible (In)Visibility: Black Filipinx Amerasians" explores racial representation and cultural hybridity in transnational families.