Joseph Cheah

Joseph Cheah is Professor of Religious Studies and Theology at the University of Saint Joseph. His areas of research are in the field of Asian American religions and race, and the sub-area of Asian American theological studies. He is the author of three books, including Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation from Oxford University Press. His third book on Anti-Asian Racism, Myths, Stereotypes, and Catholic Social Teachingwas released in 2023 by Orbis Books. He is the co-editor of the Palgrave Macmillan series, Asian Christianity in the Diaspora. He is a recipient of two awards from the State of Connecticut for his work with Asian Pacific American communities. He is also a co-sponsor of an orphanage in Kyauktan, Myanmar (Burma).