Board of Directors

Jerry Kang is Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles, and (by courtesy) Asian American studies.  A leading scholar on implicit bias, critical race studies, and Asian American civil rights issues, Professor Kang collaborates broadly across disciplines and industries on scholarly, educational, and advocacy projects.

As an expert on Asian American communities, Professor Kang has written about hate crimes, affirmative action, the Japanese American internment, and its lessons for the “War on Terror.”  He is a co-author of Race, Rights, and Reparation: The Law and the Japanese American Internment (2d ed. Wolters Kluwer 2013).

Professor Kang is the recipient of the Eby Art of Teaching Distinguished Teaching Award, UCLA’s highest recognition for inspiring faculty.  He was the Inaugural Korea Times – Hankook Ilbo Chair in Korean American Studies and Law, and served as the UCLA’s founding Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Professor Kang is a member of the American Law Institute, chaired the American Association of Law School’s Section on Defamation and Privacy, and served on the Board of Directors of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.  He graduated magna cum laude from both Harvard College (physics) and Harvard Law School.