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Mae Ngai

Mae Ngai is Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and professor of history at Columbia University. She is the author of the award-winning book Impossible Subjects and The Lucky Ones. She lives in New York City and Accokeek, Maryland.

Mae Ngai

Mae Ngai is Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and professor of history at Columbia University. She is the author of the award-winning book Impossible Subjects and The Lucky Ones. She lives in New York City and Accokeek, Maryland.

Awards

Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2021

Winner — Bancroft Prize, 2022

Shortlisted — Cundill History Prize, 2022

Books by Mae Ngai