Professor Reginald Oh has published an article, “The Deferential Asian American: Low Racial Status and the Invisibility of Asian Americans in Leadership and the American Narrative,” in the St. John’s Law Review.

Professor Oh’s article puts forth a novel theory to explain why Asian Americans are systematically shut out of leadership positions in virtually all professional fields, including in the STEM and medical fields. He argues that Asian Americans are excluded from leadership because of perceived lack of “leadership qualities” due to their perceived low status, deferential or subservient racial character.

Professor Oh will be presenting the article at the St. John’s Law School in the spring, at an event sponsored by the St. John’s Law Review and the school’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association.

The article citation is 99 St. John’s L. Rev. 107 (2025).