Darrell Hamamoto

Darrell Y. Hamamoto is a professor in the department of Asian American studies at the University of California-Davis. He is the author of "Monitored Peril: Asian Americans and the Politics of TV Representation," "Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology," and "New American Destinies: A Reader in Contemporary Asian and Latino Immigration." His contributions to media studies, theory of sexuality, and sociocultural analysis are recognized widely both within the academic community and in the larger society. He lives in Sacramento, California.