Research

Peer-Reviewed Publications

3. Okura, Keitaro, Amy Hsin, and Sofya Aptekar. 2023. “Heterogeneous Effects of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on Undocumented College Students’ Educational Outcomes.” International Migration Review.

2. Okura, Keitaro. 2022. “Stereotype Promise: Racialized Teacher Appraisals of Asian American Academic Achievement.” Sociology of Education 95(4):302-319.

• Winner, 2023 Maureen Hallinan Graduate Student Paper Award, Sociology of Education Special Interest Group, American Education Research Association 

• Media Coverage: Education Week

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.

Works in Progress

a. Okura, Keitaro. “Americans without Americanness: The U.S. National Hierarchy and Racialized Boundaries of Authentic Belonging.” Second R&R at American Sociological Review.

b. Zang, Emma, and Keitaro Okura. “The Effects of Sex-Selective Abortion Bans on Asian Immigrant Birth Outcomes.” Under Review.

c. Zang, Emma, Keitaro Okura, and Haolun Li. “Teenage Fertility and Spillover Effects on Sibling’s Academic Performance.” In Progress.