Philip Q. Yang, Ph.D.

Professor

Philip Q. Yang, Ph.D.

Contact

pyang@twu.edu
940-898-2054
CFO 303

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 1993, University of California at Los Angeles, (UCLA)
M.A., Sociology, 1988, University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., Philosophy, 1982. China, Zhongshan University
Associate Degree, Chinese Language and Literature, 1974. China, Shaoguan Normal School

Research Interests

Immigration; Race and Ethnicity; Asian Americans; Citizenship; Demography; Quantitative Methodology

Latest Articles

The Nepalese Diaspora and Adaptation in the United States
Genealogy (2024)
Soni Thapa-Oli, Philip Q. Yang

The Bangladeshi Diaspora in the United States: History and Portrait
Genealogy (2023)
Morsheda Akhter, Philip Q Yang

Explaining Personal and Public Pro-Environmental Behaviors
Sci (2023)
Philip Q Yang, Michaela LaNay Wilson

Black Panethnicity: Origins and Evolution
Studies in Social Science & Humanities (2022)
Philip Q Yang, Monicka Brown

Changes in American Attitudes toward Intermarriage with Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and Whites: A Comparative Perspective
Marriage & Family Review (2022)
Philip Q Yang, Jonbita Prost

Support for Health Insurance Coverage for Legal Abortion in the United States
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022)
Charley Henderson, Philip Q Yang

Health Insurance Coverage Before and After the Affordable Care Act
Sci (2021)
Jesse Patrick, Philip Q Yang

Trends in Attitudes of Whites, Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics toward Intermarriage in the Twenty-First Century
Societies (2021)
Philip Yang, Jonbita Prost

Are Older People Really Happier Than Younger People?
Journal of Public and Professional Sociology (2021)
Philip Q Yang, Erica Leone

Race, Gender, and Perceived Employment Discrimination
Journal of Black Studies (2021)
Philip Yang

Determinants of Intermarriages among Foreign-Born Asians in the United States
Marriage & Family Review (2020)
Maggie Bohm-Jordan, Philip Q Yang

Explaining Health Outcomes of Asian Immigrants: Does Ethnicity Matter?
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2019)
Celia Lo, Philip Q Yang, Tyrone Cheng, William Ash-Houchen

Recent Trends in American Attitudes toward the Level of Immigration
Ethnic Studies Review (2019)
Philip Q Yang, Marco Mena

Transnationalism and Genealogy: An Introduction
Genealogy (2019)
Philip Q Yang

Patterns of Interracial and Interethnic Marriages among Foreign-Born Asians in the United States
Societies (2018)
Philip Yang, Maggie Bohm-Jordan

Changes in American Attitudes toward Immigrant-Native Job Competition
Madridge Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences (2017)
Philip Q Yang

Generational Peers and Alcohol Misuse
International Migration Review: A Quarterly studying Sociological, Demographic, Economic, Historical, and Legislative aspects of Human Migration Movements and Ethnic Group Relations (2017)
Michael Niño, Tianji Cai, Gabe Ignatow, Philip Q. Yang

Socioeconomic Adaptation of Post-1991 Easter European Immigrants to the United States
Journal of International Migration and Integration (2016)
Nina Michalikova, Philip Q. Yang

The 'Becoming White Thesis' Revisited
Journal of Public and Professional Sociology (2016)
Philip Q. Yang, Kavitha Koshy

Family, Neighborhood, and Children's Health: Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Between 2003 and 2007 in the U.S.
Global Public Health (2016)
Yuying Shen, Ami Moore, Philip Q. Yang, Dale E. Yeatts

Explaining Immigrant Health Service Utilization: A Theoretical Framework
Sage Open (Online) (2016)
Philip Q. Yang, Shann Hwa Hwang

Emergency Room (ER) Referrals and Health Insurance in the United States
Social Work in Public Health (2015)
Reza Amini, James Swan, Philip Q. Yang, Stanley Rusk Ingman, Keith Turner

Gendered Determinants of HIV Contagion in India
International Review of Modern Sociology (2015)
Tanni Chaudhuri, Philip Q. Yang

Books

Transnationalism and Genealogy
MDPI Publisher (2020)
Philip Q Yang

Chapters

The Impact of Race and Gender on Perceived Employment Discrimination
in Modern Cross-Cultural Management: Understanding Diversity in Global Business | Rutledge (2024)
Philip Q Yang

Emotion of Politics (Unity) Versus Politics of Emotions (Division): Black Panethnicity among Native and Foreign-Born Blacks
in Leadership and Politics: New Perspectives in Business, Government and Society | Springer (2024)
Monicka Brown, Philip Q Yang

Race, Ethnicity, and Perceived Everyday Discrimination in the United States
in Handbook of Racism, Xenophobia, and Populism: All Forms of Discrimination in the United States and Around the Globe | Springer (2022)
Philip Q Yang

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
in 25 Events That Shaped Asian American History | ABC CLIO Publishing (2019)
Philip Q Yang

Chinese Immigration
in Encyclopedia of Economics and Society | SAGE Reference (2016)
Philip Q Yang

Chinatown
in Encyclopedia of Economics and Society | SAGE Reference (2016)
Philip Q Yang

Naturalized Citizen Process
in Encyclopedia of Asian American Leadership: A Concise Reference Guide | Missing Bell Media (2015)
Philip Q Yang

Immigration Reform
in Encyclopedia of Asian American Leadership: A Concise Reference Guide | Missing Bell Media (2015)
Philip Q Yang

Externally Funded Projects

National Council of La Raza Impact Evaluation Study
National Council of La Raza | $21,000.00 | 2015
Role: Principal Investigator

Internally Funded Projects

Travel grant
TWU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs | $0.00 | 2022
Research Grant

Travel Grant
TWU Office of Research and Sponsored Program | $0.00 | 2018
Research Grant

Travel Grant
TWU Office of Research and Sponsored Program | $0.00 | 2016
Research Grant

Health Service Utilization among Asian Immigrants
TWU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Small Grant Program | $0.00 | 2015
Research Grant

Professional Affiliations

  • American Sociological Association
  • Association for Asian American Studies
  • Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States
  • International Chinese Sociological Association
  • International Sociological Association
  • National Association for Ethnic Studies
  • Population Association of America
  • Southwestern Social Science Association

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