Biography
Bianca Mabute-Louie is a keynote speaker, award-winning sociologist, and forthcoming author. She is currently completing her PhD in Sociology at Rice University and is published in top academic journals, including Social Forces, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, and Socius. She has also written for Elle Magazine, and her scholarship has been featured in CNN, TIME, ABC, LA Times, Cheddar News, USA Today, The Conversation, Mic, among others. Her first book, UNASSIMILABLE, comes out January 2025 with Harper Collins.
As a child of immigrants and mother to a Chinese-Filipino son, Bianca is especially dedicated to helping Asian American communities celebrate our ethnic/racial identities, take up space in our respective fields on our own terms, and deepen our commitments to solidarity and liberation. Previous to academia, Bianca served Asian American youth in community-based organizations and taught Asian American Studies at college and high-school levels in the San Francisco Bay Area for nearly ten years. She currently serves on the board of Asian Texans for Justice.