Charlie V. Morgan (B.A. BYU; Ph.D UC Irvine, 2007) - I am an assistant professor of sociology at Brigham Young University. My main areas of research revolve around the intersections of immigration, race & ethnicity, and intermarriage. I am also interested in minority groups in Japan. My previous research projects included field work in Japan in which I examined international marriages, particularly Japanese farmers marrying Southeast Asian brides. I also did a project on the Buraku people in which I examined intermarriage between the Buraku Japanese and non-Buraku Japanese.
I recently finished my dissertation on mixed couples among children of immigrants in Southern California. I found that the lived experience of being in an interethnic versus an interracial relationship was different. In addition, over time males and females were more likely to find themselves in coethnic relationships as they imagined their future marriage and the role that extended family would play. These young adults talked about parental prejudices, language, religion, and other cultural clashes as the major factors they took into account.
I am currently researching immigration in Utah. This is an ethnographic study that will look at working immigrants, international couples, and transnational adoptions.
In addition to research, I currently teach two undergraduate classes: Sociology 113 (Multicultural America) and Sociology 404 (Quantitative Methods).
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Contact: 2025 JFSB
Department of Sociology
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602
Phone: (801) 422-3652
Fax: (801) 422-0625
Email:
charlie.morgan@byu.edu
