Research
Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
8. Karell, Daniel, Matthew Shu, Tom Davidson, and Keitaro Okura. 2026. “Generating the Past: How Artificial Intelligence Summaries of Historical Events Affect Knowledge.” Social Science Computer Review.
7. Okura, Keitaro. 2026. “Red and Blue Immigrants: Political (Mis)Alignment, Immigration Attitudes, and the Boundaries of American National Inclusion.” American Journal of Sociology.
6. Shu, Matthew, Daniel Karell, Keitaro Okura, and Tom Davidson. 2026. “How Latent and Prompting Biases in AI-Generated Historical Narratives Influence Opinions.” PNAS Nexus.
5. Zang, Emma, Keitaro Okura, and Melissa Tian. 2025. “Sex-Selective Abortion Bans and the Birth Outcomes of Asian Immigrants.” Social Science & Medicine 383:118442. PDF.
4. Benedek, Kurdi, Keitaro Okura, Eric Hehman, and Melissa J. Ferguson. 2025. “Cognitive Underpinnings and Ecological Correlates of Implicit Bias Against Non-Americans in the United States.” Scientific Reports 15:15191. PDF.
3. Okura, Keitaro, Amy Hsin, and Sofya Aptekar. 2025. “Heterogeneous Effects of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on Undocumented College Students’ Educational Outcomes.” International Migration Review 59(1):325-341. PDF.
2. Okura, Keitaro. 2022. “Stereotype Promise: Racialized Teacher Appraisals of Asian American Academic Achievement.” Sociology of Education 95(4):302-319. PDF.
AERA Maureen Hallinan Graduate Student Paper Award, 2023.
Media Coverage: Education Week. Link.
1. Okura, Keitaro. 2021. “There are no Asians in China: The Racialization of Chinese International Students in the United States.” Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 28(2):147-165. PDF.
Select Works Under Review
Okura, Keitaro. “Americans without Americanness: The Racial Boundaries of U.S. National Membership.” R&R at Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
ASA Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section, James E. Blackwell Graduate Student Paper Award, Honorable Mention, 2025.
ASA International Migration Section, Aristide Zolberg Distinguished Student Scholar Award, Honorable Mention, 2024.
ASA Social Psychology Section, Graduate Student Paper Award, Honorable Mention, 2024.
Okura, Keitaro, and Sakeef Karim. “Heterogeneity and Convergence in Cultural Logics of Americanness.” R&R at Social Forces.