Paul Watanabe

Biographical Note

Dr. Paul Y. Watanabe is currently Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science.

Dr. Watanabe is a member of the Board of Directors of Political Research Associates, the Board of Directors of the Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund, and the National Academic Board of the Asian American Policy Review. His principal research and teaching interests are in the areas of American foreign policy, American political behavior, ethnic group politics, and Asian Americans. He is the author of Ethnic Groups, Congress, and American Foreign Policy and principal author of A Dream Deferred: Changing Demographics, New Opportunities, and Challenges for Boston. His articles have appeared in Asian American Policy Review, Business in the Contemporary World, New England Journal of Public Policy, Political Psychology, PS: Political Science and Politics, Public Perspective, and World Today. He regularly contributes analysis and commentary to national and local television, radio, newspapers, and newsmagazines. Paul was born in Murray, Utah.

Dr. Watanabe holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Recent Courses Taught by Dr. Watanabe

POLSCI L265: World War II Internment of Japanese Americans
POLSCI 330: Presidential Elections
POLSCI 424: American Foreign Policy
POLSCI 478, 479: Independent Study