Patricia Chu

Patricia Chu is a Professor of English and serves as Director of Asian American Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, George Washington University. Her expertise spans a wide array of literary and cultural studies, including Asian American diasporic works, women’s writing, 20th/21st century American literature, Victorian novels, and theories of postcolonialism and psychoanalysis.

Her research interests integrate transracial adoption narratives, children’s literature, and speculative fiction, alongside critical frameworks in autobiography and affect theory. While no specific publications or awards are detailed in the provided text, her administrative roles reflect her leadership in academic program development and undergraduate education.

Contact information includes an office phone: (202) 994-1405, though her personal email address remains unspecified in the public profile.