Summary: This episode is the second of a three-part series on friendship in the academy. Whitney interviews Grace Kao, IBM Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Yale University. Grace shares her research on the racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender dynamics of friendship and romantic relationships among teens and young adults. Grace also discusses her research on K-pop and how it ties in to representation. #BTSARMY Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Grace Kao Faculty Bio The Company We Keep (Book co-authored by Grace Kao) Wonseok Lee (Grace’s grad student collaborator) BTS performs on the Tonight Show (K-pop Plug) The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Article by Hannah Tessler, Meera Choi, and Grace Kao) Stop AAPI Hate A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: February 4, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs
