Professor, Asian American Studies Department
AAS Major/Minor Advisor
Office: EP 412
Email: gracey@sfsu.edu
1996 Year of first appointment in Asian American Studies
Education
PhD University of California at San Francisco, Sociology
MPH Loma Linda University, Public Health
BA University of California at Irvine, Social Sciences
Research Interests
Asian American health and social support; Korean American history and experience
Courses Taught
210 History of Asians in the United States
211 Contemporary Asian Americans
360 Koreans in the United States
591 Asian American Community Health Issues
681 Asian American Community Changes and Development
697 Proseminar in Asian American Studies
710 Critical Approaches to Asian American Studies
833 Seminar: Asian American Family and Identity
875 Asian American Community Health Issues
Honors, Awards, and Grants
2015
American Sociological Association/Asia & Asian American Section Best Book Award
2008-13
Research Structure in Minority Institutions (RIMI) Grant, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities and National Cancer Institute
2003-08
Research Structure in Minority Institutions (RIMI) Grant, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities and National Cancer Institute
2002-03
Special Populations Network Grant, National Cancer Institute
2001-02
National Cancer Institute Grant
Current Community Involvement
Asian American Research Center on Health
San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign, Partner
Current Campus Service
AAS Major/Minor Advisors
Administrative Search Committee Pool
Baccalaureate Requirement Committee (2015 - 2018), Co-Chair
Lower Division Certification Committee of BRC (L.D.D.C.) (2014-2017), Chair
Faculty Advisor (Korean Student Association - KSA)
AAS Dept Hiring Committee
Scholarship Committee
Student Success & Graduation Initiative Task Force (2016 - 2019)
Selected Publications
2016
with Joseph R. Domingo, Jeff Henne, Rita Shiau, and Melissa A. Sanchez. "HBV Testing and Vaccinations among Asian and Pacific Islander Patients: Understanding the Impact of the San Francisco Hepatitis B Free Campaign on Physician Awareness." California Journal of Health Promotion, 10(3)15-25.
2015
with Dale Maglalang, Sophia Hernandez Mortera, Jeff Henne, Rita Shiau, and Melissa A. Sanchez. "Changing Attitudes towards Hepatitis B among Asian Americans: From Saving Face to Getting Serious." California Journal of Health Promotion, 13, no. 3 (2015): 34-45.
with Anantha Sudhakar, Mai Nhung Le, and Ellen G. Levine. "Exploring Coping Strategies Among Young Asian American Women Breast Cancer Survivors." Journal of Cancer Education (2015): 1-8.
and Yeon-Shim Lee, Anoshua Chaudhuri. "Caring from Afar: Asian H1B Migrant Workers and Aging Parents."Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 30(3), 319-331.
and Ellen G. Levine, Stephen Vong,. "Development and Initial Validation of a Spiritual Support Subscale for the MOS Social Support Survey." Journal of Religion and Health (2015): 1-12.
"Health" Keywords for Asian American Studies. Ed. by Cathy J Schlund-Vials, Linda Trinh Vo, and K. Scott Wong. New York: NYU Press.
2014
and Rebecca M. Carabez, J. Anthony Swanner, and Minh Ho. “Knowledge and Fears among Asian Americans Chronically Infected with Hepatitis B.” Journal of Cancer Education (Jan.).
and Barbara W. Kim. Caring across Generations: The Linked Lives of Korean American Families.New York: New York University Press.
and Ellen G. Levine and Rena Pasick. “Breast Cancer and Coping among Women of Color: A Systematic Review of the Literature.” Supportive Care in Cancer 22(3), 811-824.
and Elaine Musselman, Yeon-Shim Lee, & Darlene Yee-Melichar. (2014). Addressing Health Disparities Among Older Asian Americans: Data and Diversity. Generations, 38(4), 74-81.
and Soonhee Roh, Yeon-Shim Lee, Kyoung Hag Lee, and Tazuko Shibusawa. “Friends, Depressive Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction among Older Korean Americans.” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (May).
2013
and Rebecca M. Carabez, Ted Fang, Kelvin Quan, and Richard So. “Curbing the Hepatitis B Epidemic in Asian American Communities: Engaging Local Hospitals.” CA Journal of Health Promotion 11.3 (Dec. 2013): 14-24.
and Beverly Lynn and Ellen G. Levine. “’Trust in the Lord’: Religious and Spiritual Practices of African American Breast Cancer Survivors.” Journal of Religion and Health (July).
with Sachiko Wood. “Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Health in the Korean American Community. Handbook of Asian American Health. Ed. Grace J. Yoo, Mai Nhung Le, and Alan Y. Oda. New York: Springer Publishing. 73-85
co-edited with Mai Nhung Le and Alan Y. Oda. Handbook of Asian American Health. New York: Springer Publishing.
2012
with Ted Fang, Janet Zola, and Wei Ming Dariotis. “De-stigmatizing Hepatitis B in the Asian American Community: Lessons Learned from the San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign.” Journal of Cancer Education 27.1 (2012): 138-144.
with Jason Chung and Darryl Choy. “The Growing Popularity of Korean Soap Operas among Asian Americans.” Koreans in America: History, Identity, and Community. Ed. Grace J. Yoo. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing. 233-243.
Ed. Koreans in America: History, Identity, and Community. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.
with Regina Lagman, Ellen Levine, Kira Donnell, and Holly Lim. “Leaving It Up to God: Spirituality and Religion among Filipina Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors.” Journal of Religion and Health. (2012): 1-12.
with Margaret Rhee. “'It's for the Family': Negotiation Love and Marriage within Korean American Families.” Koreans in America: History, Identity, and Community. Ed. Grace J. Yoo. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.149-155.
with Wei Ming Dariotis. “Obama Mamas and Mixed Race: Hoping for âA More Perfect Union.’” Obama and the Biracial Factor: The Battle for a New American Majority. Ed. Andrew Jolivette. UK: Policy Press.
2011
with Mai-Nhung Le, Stephen Vong, Regina Lagman, and Amy Lam. “Cervical Cancer Screening: Attitudes and Behaviors of Young Asian American Women. Journal of Cancer Education 26.4 (2011): 740-746.
2010
with Barbara Kim. “Remembering Sacrifices: Attitudes and Beliefs among Second Generation Korean Americans Regarding Family Support.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 25.2 (2010): 165-181.
with Caryn Aviv, Ellen G. Levine, Cheryl Ewing, and Alfred Au. "Emotion work: disclosing cancer." Supportive Care in Cancer 18, no. 2 (2010): 205-215.
co-edited with Edith Chen. Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Publishing.
2009
with Barbara Kim. “Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Saving for Health and the Future.” Korean American Economy and Community in the 21st Century. Ed. E. Yu H. Kim, K. Park, and M.D. Oh. Los Angeles: Korean American Economic Development Center. 545-570.
2008
"Immigrants and welfare: policy constructions of deservingness." Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 6.4 (2008): 490-507.
with Barbara Kim. “Korean Immigrants and Health Care Access: Implications for the Uninsured and Underinsured.” Research in the Sociology of Health Care 25 (2008): 77-94.
2007
with Kyung Lim, Jenie Kayser-Jones, and Catherine Waters. “Aging, Health, and Physical Activity in Korean Americans.” Geriatric Nursing 28.2 (2007): 112-119.
with Julian Chun-Chung Chow and Catherine Vu. (2007). Welfare Reform and the Delivery of Welfare-to-Work Programs to AAPIs: What Works?. AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice and Community, 5(2), 77-97.
2006
with Sabrina Wong and Anita Stewart. “The Changing Meanings of Family Support among Older Chinese and Korean Immigrants. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 61.1 (2006): S4-S9.
2005
with Sabrina Wong and Anita Stewart. “Examining the Types of Social Support and the Actual Sources of Support in Older Chinese and Korean Immigrants. International Journal of Aging and Human Development 61.2 (2005): 105-112.
2004
“The Not-So Forgotten War: Memories of Older Korean Immigrant Women. Peace Review 16.2 (2004): 169-179.
2003
“The Fight to Save Welfare for Low-Income Older Asian Immigrants: The Role of National Asian American Organizations.” AAPI Nexus 1.1 (2003): 85-100.
2002
"Constructing deservingness: Federal Welfare Reform, Supplemental Security Income, and Elderly immigrants." Journal of Aging & Social Policy 13.4 (2002): 17-34.
2001
"Shaping public perceptions of immigrants on welfare: the role of editorial pages of major US newspapers." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 21.7 (2001): 47-62.
"Forever Foreigners or Honorary Whites: The Asian Ethnic Experience Today, and: Struggles for Ethnic Identity: Narratives by Asian American Professionals (review)." Journal of Asian American Studies 4.2 (2001): 182-186.
Creative Work
2002
Stories Untold: Memories of Korean War Survivors. A documentary.