Uyen Nguyen
· Assistant Professor of History and of East Asian Languages and CivilizationsHarvard University · East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Active 1991–2025
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About
Uyen Nguyen is an Assistant Professor of History and of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. She is a historian of modern Vietnam with a strong interest in historical transitions and the interactions between politico-economic changes and socio-cultural identity. Her current book project, Beloved City, Depraved City: Communist Takeovers and Socialist Transformations in North Vietnam’s Cities (1949–1958), examines the communist takeover of previously French-controlled cities in North Vietnam and the political, economic, and socio-cultural transformations that took place in these cities between 1949 and 1958. Her second book project will be a comparative study of modern Korea and Vietnam, exploring their historical convergences and divergences in the 20th century against the backdrop of significant political and cultural influences from China. Nguyen’s research agenda is driven by a strong commitment to exploring new approaches to the study of Vietnamese experiences, situating them within broader frameworks that extend beyond national borders and disciplinary boundaries of history. She is particularly interested in comparative historical transitions in Vietnam, Korea, and China.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Virology
- Geography
- Environmental health
- Demography
- Political Science
- Socioeconomics
- Economics
- Internal medicine
- Pathology
Selected publications
Preprints.org · 2025-10-16
preprintOpen accessThe impacts of microaggressions and the Model Minority Myth on self-rated mental health among Asian American (AA) women are unclear. A total of 183 AA women completed an online questionnaire including the Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions Scale (REMS) and the Internalization of the Model Minority Myth Measure (IM-4). Logistic regression was used to estimate associations (odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals) between the REMS and IM-4 with fair/poor mental health. Experiencing frequent micro…
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01
preprintOpen access2025-11-26
articleOpen accessSenior author<div>AbstractBackground:<p>Relationships between sleep duration, chronotype, insomnia, and lung cancer risk have not been comprehensively examined. Interrelations between sleep traits on the risk of lung cancer have not been assessed. We aimed to examine sleep traits with lung cancer risk.</p>Methods:<p>Participants were recruited between 2006 and 2010 and followed through November 30, 2020. We included 382,966 participants (3,664 incident lung cancer) in analysis. Cox pr…
2025-11-26
articleOpen accessSenior authorSupplementary Table from Sleep Duration, Chronotype, and Insomnia and the Risk of Lung Cancer: United Kingdom Biobank Cohort
2025-11-26
articleOpen accessSenior authorSupplementary Table from Sleep Duration, Chronotype, and Insomnia and the Risk of Lung Cancer: United Kingdom Biobank Cohort
Recent grants
NIH · $617k · 2018
Frequent coauthors
- 36 shared
Ubydul Haque
- 28 shared
Jie Wei
Central South University
- 25 shared
Marian T. Hannan
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- 24 shared
Douglas P. Kiel
Hebrew SeniorLife
- 20 shared
Rajesh Nandy
University of North Texas
- 20 shared
Chao Zeng
- 18 shared
Esther Annan
Princeton University
- 18 shared
Lien Quach
Massachusetts General Hospital
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