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Douglas S. Ishii is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, specializing in Asian American studies, queer studies, and cultural critique. His research examines the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality post-World War II, with a focus on the legacy of the Asian American Movement (1968–1977). He is completing a book, *Something Real: Asian American Arts Criticism and the Racialization of Sophistication*, supported by awards from the Simpson Center for the Humanities and Institute for Citizens & Scholars.
Education: PhD in American Studies (University of Maryland, 2014); BA in Comparative Literature (University of California, Irvine).
His work spans topics such as neoliberalism’s racial critiques, diversity’s middlebrow politics, and queer Asian diaspora studies. Publications include articles in *Camera Obscura*, *American Quarterly*, and *American Literature* (2022 Honorable Mention for the Norman Foerster Prize). He teaches courses on U.S. queer-of-color literature, multiethnic campus narratives, and Transpacific Asian American literatures.
Prior academic appointments include the University of Maryland, University of Colorado Boulder, Northwestern University, and Emerson College.
