{"id":554,"date":"2025-08-14T19:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:13:29","slug":"contributions-by-scholars-of-color-series-wpsa-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/home\/contributions-by-scholars-of-color-series-wpsa-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributions by Scholars of Color Series: WPSA 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contributions by Scholars of Color Series: WPSA 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-903b7051578a7a930860f9e313d32402\" style=\"color:#409c46;font-size:26px\">About the Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This collection of interviews contributes to a continuous&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;seeks to amplify the scholarship and contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to the profession and investigate the&nbsp;history&nbsp;of race and racism in the political science profession.&nbsp;It further builds upon the&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #409c46\"><strong><a style=\"color: #409c46\" href=\"https:\/\/kentuckyoralhistory.org\/ark:\/16417\/xt7sqv3c2n3p\">APSA-Pi Sigma African American Alpha&nbsp;Oral&nbsp;History&nbsp;Project&nbsp;(1988-1994<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;and is motivated by the&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color: #409c46\"><a style=\"color: #409c46\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/sidtaskforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McClain Task Force on Systemic Inequality in the Discipline (2022)<\/a><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/strong>This project was filmed by Nik Harper and conducted and edited by APSA staff.<strong>&nbsp;Click on the videos below to watch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/08\/Aoki-Headshot-Resized.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/08\/Geron-Headshot-Resized.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/08\/Lien-Headshot-Resized.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/08\/Sampaio-Headshot-Resized.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-561\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/08\/Simpson-Headshot-Resized.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-562\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oral History Project: Dr. Andy Aoki\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Br4Qcau5GsA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Andy Aoki<\/strong> is a professor&nbsp;of political science at Augsburg University. This interview was conducted by APSA\u2019s Program Assistant for DEI Programs, Isabel Thompson, at the WPSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington on April 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-867a9edf1b9cb5779ff4bca3cbb5c86d\" style=\"color:#409c46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/11\/Andy-Aoki-Transcript.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oral History Project: Dr. Kim Geron\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ij1Zg81578?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Kim Geron<\/strong> is professor emeritus of political science at California State University, East Bay. This interview was conducted by APSA\u2019s Program Assistant for DEI Programs, Isabel Thompson, at the WPSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington on April 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-261da14e5b459da8fc0e7782aba8bca9\" style=\"color:#409c46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/11\/Kim-Geron-Transcript.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oral History Project: Dr. Pei-Te Lien\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0d5r9rdKI5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Pei-te Lien<\/strong> is a professor of political science, affiliated with Asian American studies, feminist studies, and Black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This interview was conducted by APSA\u2019s Program Assistant for DEI Programs, Isabel Thompson, at the WPSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington on April 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ca3085c057b498a36041aff11384ed7d\" style=\"color:#409c46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/11\/Pei-te-Lien-Transcript.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oral History Project: Dr. Anna Sampaio\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/taOtcOqzuZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Anna Sampaio<\/strong> is a professor of ethnic studies and political science at Santa Clara University. This interview was conducted by APSA\u2019s Program Manager for DEI Programs, India Angelique Simmons, at the WPSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington on April 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc888e3894dcf9117ca2c04a60f0a464\" style=\"color:#409c46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/11\/Anna-Sampaio-Transcript.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oral History Project: Dr. Andrea Y. 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This interview was conducted by APSA\u2019s Program Manager for DEI Programs, India Angelique Simmons, at the WPSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington on April 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6c6a780531058564891a1565da79d985\" style=\"color:#409c46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/11\/Andrea-Simpson-Transcript.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2024\/10\/compey.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-305\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Click to learn more about<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-877baf79f968ede4ea01c20051cfb31c\" style=\"color:#409c46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/DIVERSITY\/Diversity-and-Inclusion-Programs\"><strong>APSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributions by Scholars of Color Series: WPSA 2025 About the Project This collection of interviews contributes to a continuous&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;seeks to amplify the scholarship and contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to the profession and investigate the&nbsp;history&nbsp;of race and racism in the political science profession.&nbsp;It further builds upon the&nbsp;APSA-Pi Sigma African American Alpha&nbsp;Oral&nbsp;History&nbsp;Project&nbsp;(1988-1994)&nbsp;and is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66330,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-554","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66330"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsaoralhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}