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Varaxy Yi
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration and Leadership
California State University Fresno
Education/Degree:
1 Higher Education (University of Denver)
About
Dr. Varaxy Yi is a first-generation Khmer American college graduate and faculty member at California State University Fresno. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the Kremen School of Education and Human Development. Born and raised in Modesto, CA.She conducts research to advance equity, access, and opportunity for historically underserved communities, such as racially minoritized, Southeast Asian American, and refugee populations. Her dissertation was a phenomenological exploration of the racialized experiences of Southeast Asian American community college students.Dr. Yi earned her doctorate in higher education from the University of Denver. She also holds a master's degree in library and information science from San Jose State University and bachelors. degrees in English and business administration from the University of the Pacific. Outside of academia, she enjoys hiking, mountain biking, traveling, and playing escape room games with friends and family.
Current Work
Dr. Yi's research interests are explicitly focused on issues of race and equity in education, racialized campus environments and success, and organizational change that advances inclusion and equity. Her perspectives on these issues are influenced by critical race theory and other critical frameworks that seek to explain the impact of race and racism on education and society.Consequently, she focuses her energies on empirically examining how race can impact the educational experiences of students. For example, her dissertation is a phenomenological exploration of the racialized experiences of Southeast Asian American community college students, and it examines the ways in which community college environments (re)produce racialized experiences of these students. Her goal is to improve the experiences and outcomes of all underserved students.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Asian American, Critical Race Theory, culturally engaging campus environments, racially minoritized populations, Southeast Asian American