Lori Kido Lopez
loril [at] usc [dot] edu
Lori received her B.A. in Media Studies and Asian Studies at Pomona College. During her time at Pomona she wrote two theses -- one on representations of Asian American women in pornography and another on the treatment of Princess Masako by Japanese and American press -- and also served as Student Body President. She received her M.A. from Indiana University in Mass Communication and wrote a thesis on Asian American magazines. As a journalist, she has written for a number of web publications and was a food writer for two Indiana city magazines. Here in LA she volunteers her time as a Board Member and blogger for the Media Action Network for Asian Americans. Her general research interests include race and gender, cultural studies, identity, reality television and popular culture. Her dissertation investigates the wide range of Asian American media activism taken up by traditional advocacy organizations, fans, advertising agencies, online communities, and media producers. For more information, visit Lori’s website (lorikidolopez.wordpress.com).