Trevor Lee currently serves as an adjunct lecturer at Hunter College and as a research fellow for the Asian American/Asian Research Institute at CUNY.  He holds a B/S in Education from Baylor University and an M/A in English from Rutgers University - Camden, and he is Ph.D Candidate in English at the City University of New York. His research focuses on Asian American and Pacific Island literature(s), post-colonial studies, and queer diasporas. His working dissertation looks at ways in which early 20th century Asian American writers actively engaged with intersecting issues of immigrant citizenship/exclusion, global feminisms, and queer identities.  His hobbies include reading, running, and surfing.