Grace Yeh

Grace Yeh is Professor and Associate Chair of Ethnic Studies at California Polytechnic State University. She holds a PhD in English from UCLA with additional degrees from Duke and Georgetown. Her research examines comparative ethnic literature, cultural representations of race/gender/sexuality, and memory politics through community-engaged scholarship.

Yeh has directed public history projects including the 'Routes and Roots' Filipino American exhibition and oral history initiatives documenting Japanese American internment and Filipino American experiences. Her pedagogical innovations include place-based bicycle tours analyzing racialized spaces. Recognized for community-engaged work, she received multiple awards including the College of Liberal Arts Service Award (2018) and Preservation Award from San Luis Obispo County History Center (2015).

Her publications explore:

• Decolonizing archival practices through community partnerships
• Mobile ethnography systems for civic storytelling
• Critical bicycle pedagogy examining race and urban space