On March 13, 2024, the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) announced its class of 2024 Academy Fellows and named Dr. Janelle Wong the 2024 W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow. This prestigious honor was given in recognition of Dr. Wong's contributions to the advancement of social science and to public understanding of the human condition. 

Dr. Wong is an eminent scholar whose work on race, immigration, and political mobilization has broken new ground in the fields of Political Science, American Studies, and Asian American Studies. She has written multiple books, which have become foundational texts in the study of immigration and Asian American politics. She was a co-principal investigator on the 2016 National Asian American Survey, a nation-wide survey of Asian American political and social attitudes, and was a co-principal investigator on the 2020 Collaborative Multiracial Post-election Survey (funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation). Dr. Wong is a Senior Researcher with AAPI Data. Beyond her academic work, Dr. Wong is one of the leading public voices on Asian American issues, as shown by her work co-authoring amicus briefs on cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, publishing opinion pieces, and educating the American public on key social justice issues. 

The AAPSS fellows program began in 2000, and a small group of fellows are named each year. Fellowships are named for distinguished scholars or civic leaders. In its announcement, the AAPSS recognized that Dr. Wong "has produced pathbreaking research on Asian American public opinion, religion and immigrant integration, and the civic engagement of immigrant populations." 

The announcement from the AAPSS and more information about this class of fellows can be found at: https://www.aapss.org/2024-fellows-announcement/