Dr. Grace Huang

Grace Huang was born in Wisconsin and grew up in East Lyme, Connecticut (this town is not where Lyme disease originated from (it’s east of that town)). Her areas of research expertise include political leadership, political culture, and work-family balance. 

She is author of Chiang Kai-shek’s Politics of Shame: Leadership, Legacy and National Identity in China (Harvard University Asia Center, 2021). She will give an online talk about the book on March 13. You may buy her book at 20% off using the following discount code: ACS25 from February 25 to April 30.

Her current project includes another book length study, Working Mothers in Comparative Perspective: US, Taiwan, and Spain. You can keep abreast of her progress at Field Notes of a Working Mother.

Dr. Huang's teaching interests include Comparative Politics, Asian Politics, Chinese Politics, and the Politics of Working Moms. In her spare time, Dr. Huang enjoys reading and outdoor activities with her family, such as hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing.