Ng, Franklin

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NG, Franklin

NG, Franklin. American. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology, Young adult non-fiction. Career: California State University at Fresno, CA, Department of Anthropology, began as assistant professor, became professor, 1978-. California State University, Ethnic Studies program coordinator, 1975-78, Asian American Studies program coordinator, 1975-. Instructor at Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, HI, summer, 1969, and Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, summer, 1974. Georgetown University and Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, researcher, summers, 1970, 1971, and 1972. Adviser, Chinese Students' club, 1975-81, and Scion (Japanese American Students club), 1975-77; adviser to annual Amerasia Week, 1975-; adviser, Filipino Students Club, 1975-2000; occasional adviser for the Chinese Overseas Students Association and Southeast Asian Students Club. Publications: Chinese Americans Struggle for Equality (young adult), 1992. EDITOR: Asian American Encyclopedia; New Visions in Asian American Studies: Diversity, Community, Power; (with R. Kim and others) Notable Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Contributor to anthologies. Address: Department of Anthropology, California State University at Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740, U.S.A.