Amy L. Freedman was an associate professor of government at Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is currently the Asia Pacific coordinator of a consulting project on democratization and political Islam. Published works include Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities: Chinese Overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and The United States (2000) and several articles: “Thailand’s Missed Opportunity for Democratic Consolidation”, Forthcoming in Japanese Journal of Political Science, Spring 2006; “SARS and Challenges to Regime Legitimacy in China” Asian Affairs (London), Summer 2005; “Economic Crises and Political Change: Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia” World Affairs, Summer 2004; “The Implications of Ballistic Missile Defense for Northeast Asia” Co-authored with Robert Gray. Orbis Spring, 2004; “Political Institutions and Ethnic Chinese Identity in Indonesia”. Asian Ethnicity , Vol. 4, Number 3. October, 2003; “The Effect of Government Policy and Institutions on Chinese Overseas Acculturation: The Case of Malaysia” Modern Asian Studies; Vol. 35, part 2, May 2001 and “Globalized Chinese Capital in Central America” Asia Pacific: Perspectives Vol. 1, no. 1, May 2001. Co-authored with Ethel C. Brooks.
