Don T. Nakanishi is the Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and a Professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. A political scientist (BA, Yale; PhD, Harvard, both in political science) he is the author of over 70 books, articles, and reports on the political participation of Asian Pacific Americans and other ethnic and racial groups in American politics; educational policy research; and the international political dimensions of minority experiences.
He has received numerous awards for his scholarly achievements and public service and is a member of the board of directors for numerous national and local organizations and bodies, including the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund and Poverty and Race Research Action Council and Ultimate Health Care Services of East Los Angeles. A former national president of the Association of Asian American studies, he also co-founded and served as publisher of Amerasian Journal.
