The Association of Asian American Studies has named Huping Ling, Professor of History, Editor-Elect and, in April 2009, Executive Editor of the Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS), the premier refereed journal in the field of Asian American Studies, after a careful process of nomination and selection.
The academic discipline of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies is a thriving and vibrant field of interdisciplinary research, teaching, and activism. There are Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies programs and departments in over 50 institutions nationwide, from public universities to private institutions. JAAS is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, and is in the 25% of 300 journals on the electronic database Project Muse, in terms of the number of times accessed, indicating the strong presence of the journal in shaping the discipline. As the official publication of the organization, JAAS is a prestigious journal with an acceptance rate of 10 percent. The publication of an article in the journal often leads to book contract and tenure/promotion for faculty members. The editors have been selected from leading senior scholars with significant contributions to the field. Ling has authored and edited ten books on Asian American studies.
Professor Rick Bonus, President of the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), has written a thank you letter to Dr. Douglass Davenport, the Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor Steven Reschly, Chair of the History Department, to express the Association’s deep appreciation for their support of Professor Ling. “We know how crucial it is for Professor Huping Ling to be supported by her institution as she assumes this major professional responsibility, and we thank you for your trust in her. Professor Huping Ling is a highly respected scholar; our confidence in her is reflected in the unanimous approval by the executive board of the association of her impressive application for the position of Editor-Elect of the journal. Truman State University’s support of Professor Ling’s service to JAAS enlarges the reach of our institutional network.”