Yi-Chun Tricia Lin

Yi-Chun Tricia Lin
Alma mater
OccupationTeacher 
Employer
Awards
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese林怡君
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Yí Jūn
Position heldprofessor (2008–), assistant professor (–2004), associate professor (2004–2008) 

Yi-Chun Tricia Lin (Chinese: 林怡君) is a Taiwanese feminist scholar. She is a professor at Southern Connecticut State University and director of its Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.[1][2][3][4][5] She was the president of the National Women's Studies Association from 2012 to 2014.[2] She is the co-founder of the North American Asian Feminist (NAAF) Collective Caucus at the National Women's Studies Association Conference.[6]

Early life and education

Lin was born in Taiwan.[1] She attended Zhunan Primary School in Taiwan.[7] In 1982, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American Literature from National Taiwan Normal University.[7] She earned a Master of Arts degree in Western Languages and Literatures from Tamkang University.[7]

Career

In 2001, She received a $24,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her research on Pacific Islander writers.[8] In 2002, her work was featured by the Asian American / Asian Research Institute.[9] Lin worked as an Assistant Professor of English at Borough of Manhattan Community College until 2004.[10][11][12][13] She started working at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in 2004.[14] In 2005, Lin co-authored the afterword with Greg Robinson in the reissued print of "Restless Wave: My Life in Two Worlds: A Memoir" by Ayako Ishigaki in 2005.[15] The Japanese American National Museum hosted her and Robinson at an event on April 24, 2005 to discuss the book.[15] In 2008, Lin was promoted from associate professor to full professor at SCSU.[1][2][16][4][17] In 2012, she was awarded the President's Appreciation Award alongside Dorinda Borer for the 26th annual Carroll E. Brown Scholarship & Community Awards.[4] From 2012 to 2014, Lin served as the president of the National Women's Studies Association.[2][3] In 2018, she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for her research and worked out of National Dong Hwa University's College of Indigenous Studies's Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures for the duration of her fellowship.[18][7] In 2022, she presented her work "Remembering Usu'uru: Indigenous Women's Mobilizing and Transnational Feminist Solidarity" at the American Comparative Literature Association.[19]

Affiliations

Lin is affiliated with the National Women's Studies Association.[2][3][20] She is also a member of the board of directors for the Peace Development Fund.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "A closer look at Professor Tricia Lin's transition". SOUTHERN NEWS. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jolna, Janell Hobson, Karon (2017-10-24). "Transformation of Consciousness". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Asian Women Scholars Find Unity Through Feminist Course". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ a b c Sullo, Michelle (2012-02-25). "West Haven Black Coalition presents annual awards". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ^ "Yi-Chun Tricia Lin | Southern Connecticut State University". www.southernct.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ^ "Asian Women Scholars Find Unity Through Feminist Course". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  7. ^ a b c d "A Very Full & Bright Fulbright Journey - Research & Reflections". journal.fulbright.org.tw. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  8. ^ National Endowment for the Humanities 2001 Annual Report. pg 59 https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/2001_neh_annual_report.pdf
  9. ^ Lin, Yi-Chun Tricia (2018-09-14). "Re-mapping the Other: Cultural Translation in Asian/Pacific and Caribbean American Writing – Asian American / Asian Research Institute". Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  10. ^ "Cuny Honors Bmcc Professors Annie Han and Y-Chun Tricia Lin for Scholarly Achievements – BMCC". Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  11. ^ "Vassar Quarterly 1 September 1998 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive". newspaperarchives.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  12. ^ Borough of Manhattan Community College. "BMCC Borough of Manhattan Community College The City University of New York 1996-1998 College Bulletin." 1996.https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=bm_arch_bulletin
  13. ^ "21 BMCC Students will Participate in Exploring Transfer and Exploring Research Programs at Vassar College This Summer – BMCC". Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  14. ^ "A closer look at Professor Tricia Lin's transition". SOUTHERN NEWS. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  15. ^ a b ""Restless Wave: My Life in Two Worlds: A Memoir by Ayako Ishigaki", by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and Greg Robinson | Japanese American National Museum". www.janm.org. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  16. ^ "Yi-Chun Tricia Lin | Southern Connecticut State University". www.southernct.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  17. ^ "Asian Women Scholars Find Unity Through Feminist Course". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  18. ^ "Fulbright Grantees". eca.state.gov. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  19. ^ American Comparative Literature Association. 2022. Virtual Conference. pg. 89. https://www.acla.org/sites/default/files/files/ACLA_Program.pdf
  20. ^ "NWSA, A History 2014 – 35th National Conference - National Women's Studies Association". www.nwsa.org. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  21. ^ "Board of Directors". Peace Development Fund. Retrieved 2023-11-06.