▁H su ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁Ben ▁Cho , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁fashion ▁designer . ▁ ▁H su ▁attended ▁college ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁political ▁science . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁next ▁attended ▁Harvard ▁University ▁to ▁study ▁Asian - American ▁literature ▁in ▁gradu ate ▁school , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁American ▁Civil ization ▁department ▁( American ▁Studies ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Louis ▁Men and ▁ad vised ▁his ▁dis sert ation , ▁entitled ▁" P ac ific ▁Cross ings : ▁China , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁the ▁Trans p ac ific ▁Im ag ination ." ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁H su ▁is ▁a ▁ten ured ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁American ▁Studies ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁and ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York er . ▁His ▁work ▁includes ▁investig ations ▁of ▁imm igr ant ▁culture ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁public ▁per ception s ▁of ▁divers ity ▁and ▁mult icult ural ism . ▁Other ▁research ▁work ▁and ▁interests ▁include ▁studies ▁of ▁literary ▁history ▁and ▁arts ▁criticism . ▁ ▁H su ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁fellow ▁at ▁New ▁America , ▁a ▁public ▁policy ▁think ▁tank ▁and ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York er , ▁The ▁Atlantic , ▁S late , ▁and ▁The ▁W ire . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁American ▁Writ ers ' ▁Work shop . ▁His ▁book ,