About
Areas of research: 19th Century United States Immigration Legislation, Asian Immigration, and Gender Studies.
Joni's dissertation, " The Other “Chinese Question”: Local California Newspapers’ Influence on the Page Act to Restrict Immigration Based on Gender, 1850-1875", studies 19th century California communities and their corresponding newspapers, which perpetuated a desire to restrict Chinese females from entering the US.
Advisor: Dr. Carl Bon Tempo