Ericia lee biography

American historian

Erika Lee is a historian and author. She is currently the inaugural Bae Family Professor of History at Harvard University, a position she began in July 2023.^[1][2] In addition, she is still active as an award-winning author, known for her non-fiction work upon the subjects of immigration and Asian American history in America. Previously, she was the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair and Director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota.^[3]

Early life and education

Lee is the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants, growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[4] Lee attended Tufts University before continuing her studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned an M.A. in 1993 and a PhD in 1998.^[5]

Career

Erika Lee served as the director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Minnesota throughout 2003-2006, in addition to directing th