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Overview

Grace Kao is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science. Their research encompasses key subfields such as social psychology, demography, general health professions, and gender studies.

The main thematic areas of Kao's work include racial and ethnic identity research, family dynamics and relationships, music history and culture, work-family balance challenges, employment and welfare studies, migration and labor dynamics, and critical race theory in education.

Kao's recent notable publications include:

  • The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), published in American Journal of Criminal Justice
  • Arts and crafts as an educational strategy and coping mechanism for Republic of Korea and United States parents during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), published in International Review of Education
  • "Make It Right": Why #BlackLivesMatter(s) to K-pop, BTS, and BTS ARMYs (2021), published in IASPM Journal
  • Men and Women's Different Dreams on the Future of the Gendered Division of Paid Work and Household Work after COVID-19 in South Korea (2020), published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
  • "You Know You're Missing Out on Something": Collective Nostalgia and Community in Tim's Twitter Listening Party during COVID-19 (2020), published in Rock Music Studies

Kao frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Family Issues, Ethnic and Racial Studies, American Journal of Criminal Justice, International Review of Education, and IASPM Journal.

Kao has collaborated regularly with several scholars in their field. Frequent co-authors include Hannah Tessler, Meera Choi, Won-Seok Lee, Youngshin Lim, and Hyunjoon Park. Collaborations with Tessler and Choi appear most often.

This body of work emphasizes social and cultural issues related primarily to identity, family, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, examining these topics through varied disciplinary lenses and methodological approaches. Throughout their career, Kao has contributed to expanding knowledge on how race, ethnicity, and family dynamics interact within contemporary social challenges.

Best Publications

  • Optimism and achievement: the educational performance of immigrant youth

    Grace Kao;Marta Tienda

  • Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Educational Achievement and Attainment

    Grace Kao;Jennifer S. Thompson

  • Educational Aspirations of Minority Youth

    Grace Kao;Marta Tienda

  • Barriers to School Involvement: Are Immigrant Parents Disadvantaged?

    Kristin Turney;Grace Kao

  • Asian Americans as Model Minorities? A Look at Their Academic Performance

    Grace Kao

  • The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Hannah Tessler;Meera Choi;Grace Kao

  • The Impact of Temporary Labor Migration on Mexican Children's Educational Aspirations and Performance

    William Kandel;Grace Kao

  • Group Images and Possible Selves Among Adolescents: Linking Stereotypes to Expectations by Race and Ethnicity

    Grace Kao

  • Do Race and Ethnicity Matter among Friends? Activities among Interracial, Interethnic, and Intraethnic Adolescent Friends

    Grace Kao;Kara Joyner

  • Social Capital and Its Relevance to Minority and Immigrant Populations

    Grace Kao

  • Parental Influences on the Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Youth

    Grace Kao

  • School Racial Composition and Adolescent Racial Homophily

    Kara Joyner;Grace Kao

  • Do You Like Me as Much as I Like You? Friendship Reciprocity and Its Effects on School Outcomes among Adolescents.

    Elizabeth Vaquera;Grace Kao

  • Interracial Relationships and the Transition to Adulthood

    Kara Joyner;Grace Kao

  • Psychological Well-Being and Educational Achievement Among Immigrant Youth

    Grace Kao

  • Are Racial Identities of Multiracials Stable? Changing Self-Identification Among Single and Multiple Race Individuals

    Jamie Mihoko Doyle;Grace Kao

  • Does social capital still matter? Immigrant minority disadvantage in school-specific social capital and its effects on academic achievement.

    Grace Kao;Lindsay Taggart Rutherford

  • Do Immigrant Minority Parents Have More Consistent College Aspirations for Their Children

    Elizabeth Raleigh;Grace Kao

  • Stability of Interracial and Intraracial Romantic Relationships among Adolescents

    Hongyu Wang;Grace Kao;Kara Joyner

  • Optimism and Achievement: The Educational Performance of Immigrant Youth*

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  • Does Social Capital Still Matter? Immigrant Minority Disadvantage in Social Capital and Its Effects on Academic Achievement

    Grace Kao;Lindsay Taggart Rutherford

  • The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What It Means for American Schools

    Grace Kao

  • Activities among Interracial, Interethnic, and Intraethnic Adolescent Friends

    Grace Kao;Kara Joyner

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristin Turney
Kristin Turney University of California, Irvine
Marta Tienda
Marta Tienda Princeton University
Barbara Schneider
Barbara Schneider Michigan State University

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