About the chapter
San Diego SSN unites area scholars with expertise that focus on both the unique challenges facing San Diegans, as well as the concerns of Americans across the country. Our focus areas include diversity in politics and civil society, contributions and challenges of immigration, housing and homelessness, limits and possibilities of science education, and job creation in the high-tech economy.
Leaders
- Immigration
- Race & Ethnicity
- Labor
University of California, San Diego
Latest Contributions
Latest In The News
"Bonus Podcast: Stop Calling It a Surge," Tom K. Wong, Interview with Andrew Keatts, Voice of San Diego, March 30, 2021.
"The Migrant ‘Surge’ at the U.S. Southern Border Is Actually a Predictable Pattern," Tom K. Wong (with ), Monkey Cage Analysis, The Washington Post, March 25, 2021.
"Can Abolition Work in an Age of Right-Wing Extremism?," Neil M. Gong (with ), The Atlantic, January 22, 2021.
Elisa (EJ) Sobo's research on how childhood immunization delay and refusal is cultivated in networks of parents discussed by , "The Missing Link of Biden’s COVID Strategy: Social Scientists," The Hill, November 23, 2020.
Interview on the 2020 election and Trump's comments about observing a peaceful transition of power Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien, KPBS, September 25, 2020.
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