Printable Biography of Evelyn Hu

Dr. Hu-Dehart was former Professor of History, Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies, and Director of the Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in America, at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She is currently Professor of History, and Director, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, at Brown University in Rhode Island. Dr. Hu-DeHart received her B.A. with Honors in Political Science from Stanford University and her Ph.D. in Latin American History from the University of Texas at Austin. Evelyn is a recipient of numerous research awards, including two Fulbrights, to Brazil and Peru and a three-year Kellogg National Leadership Award. Hu-DeHart has published works in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Zoque Mayan, including three books on the Yaqui Indians of northern Mexico and Arizona and numerous scholarly articles on her current research on the Asian Diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has also written on the politics of multiculturalism.

Evelyn Hu-DeHart speaks Spanish and Portuguese as well as three dialects in her native Chinese, reads French and German, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, Latin American, and the Caribbean, Taiwan, and China. She lectures, testifies, consults, and conducts workshops on Latin American/Caribbean history, politics, and contemporary affairs; race, ethnic and gender relations and issues; multicultural education and the politics of multiculturalism; ethnic studies and curriculum reform; Asian American history and the Asian Diaspora worldwide; refugee and immigration issues; and recruitment and retention of students and faculty of color.

During the past five years, she has lectured in over fifty U.S. campuses, educational, and cultural institutions, including the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Asia Society (New York City). Dr. Hu-DeHart has testified before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, participated in teleconferences sponsored by the Black Issues in Higher Education, and appeared on the McNeil-Lehrer Newshour, among other television and radio programs. She is the founder of the Asian/Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute.