Shu-Ju (Ada) Cheng Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Director, Sociology Graduate Program
Associate Professor Migration/Immigration, Race/Class/Gender, Globalization Work and Ethnography
990 West Fullerton Avenue, Room #1106
Office Hours: Contact via e-mail
Phone: 773.325.4856
E-mail: scheng1@depaul.edu
Introduction
I am from Taipei, Taiwan, originally, and all my family is still there. However, Chicago has become my home now. I started teaching at DePaul since 2001. I am not your usual straightjacket academic. I am a fun teacher and a creative researcher. My hair is currently red. It might turn purple next year. Call it midlife crisis if you wish. I have considered salsa dancer and personal training as my second career. I am a marathoner, and I am training for the Chicago marathon. I hope to qualify for the Boston race in a few years as I approach the end of my 40s. I love Salvador Dali and own a few of his paintings. There are some things I cannot do without in my life: books, meditation, coffJuly 16, 2008nd my two cats. Hope you enjoy browsing the page.
My Book
Serving the Household and the Nation:Filipina Domestics and the Politics of Identity in Taiwan
I am currently working on several projects. The first one is concerned with Polish household workers in Chicago. I have started doing interviews with Polish women in this particular occupation. The second project is concerned with the racial/ethnic identity construction among second generation and 1.5 generation Polish college students and young adults. I am interested in learning how they navigate their immigration background and the racial/ethnic politics in the United States. The third project is a comparative study of white ethnics’ vs. immigrants’ identity construction. In addition, I am also the associate editor for an encyclopedia entitled The Encyclopedia for Race, Ethnicity, and Society. This three-volume project is scheduled to be published in 2008.
Great News
My article, "Rethinking the Globalization of Domestic Service: Foreign Domestics, State Control, and the Politics of Identity in Taiwan ," published as a leading article in Gender & Society, won the 2005 ASA Section on Sex and Gender Distinguished Article Award.
