Tarry Hum PhD, UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research: urban planning, immigration, Asian-American issues

Academic

Hum's work focuses on economic development, labor market participation, and low-income issues in urban immigrant communities, especially Asian-American and Latino communities. She has previously served as Executive Director of the Chinatown-South Cove Neighborhood Council and the Asian Community Development Corporation, both in Boston, and as consultant to the Chinatown Resource Center in San Francisco. She currently works with Asian-American groups evaluating changes in Asian-American communities that result from recent immigration and internal migration. Dr. Hum's research interests continue to center on the social and economic issues facing immigrant communities as international migration continues to test the ability of America's cities, and New York City in particular, to incorporate these immigrants into the American economy. Her current research projects include analyses of alternative strategies for economic development and immigrant labor in New York City's garment industry and the impact of immigrant economies on the neighborhoods of New York City.

Hum teaches the Department's introductory graduate course, Introduction to Public Policy and courses on urban poverty, immigration, and Asian-American communities.

Contact

Office: Powdermaker Rm. 250
Telephone: (718) 997 5124
Email: tarry.hum@qc.cuny.edu

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