# Derek Chang

**Source**: https://americanstudies.cornell.edu/derek-chang
**Parent**: https://americanstudies.cornell.edu/faculty-books

## Associate Professor

### Research Focus

- Asian American history
- African American history
- Ethnicity and race (U.S. and comparative)
- American social history
- American religious history

## In the news

- [Undergrads relish challenging Nexus Scholar projects](/news/undergrads-relish-challenging-nexus-scholar-projects)
- [Reunion panel steers racism conversation toward action](/news/reunion-panel-steers-racism-conversation-toward-action)

## Courses - Fall 2025

- [AMST 2043 : Asian American Oral History](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/FA25/class/AMST/2043)

## Courses - Spring 2026

- [AMST 2640 : Introduction to Asian American History](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/SP26/class/AMST/2640)