Assistant Professor (2000)
vbascara@wisc.edu
MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University (2000)
AB, MA, University of California at Berkeley (1992,
1994)
Asian American Literature, Cultures of United States Imperialism, Critical Race Theory, Turn-of-the century (19th to 20th) American Literature.
"'A vaudeville against coconut trees': Colonialism, Contradiction, and Coming Out in Michael Magnayes' White Christmas" in Q & A: Queer in Asian America (Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1998); "Following the Money: Asian American Literature and the Emergence of United States Imperialism" in Jouvert: Journal of Postcolonial Studies (Special issue on Postcolonial Asian America, Summer 2000); also reference book entries on Jessica Hagedorn (forthcoming) and Bienvenido Santos (2000) and various book reviews.