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About the Author

Derald Wing Sue is Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department
of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia
University. He served as presidents of the Society for the Psychological Study
of Ethnic Minority Issues, the Society of Counseling Psychology, and the
Asian American Psychological Association. Dr. Sue is an Associate Editor of
the American Psychologist and continues to be a consulting editor for numer-
ous publications. He is author of over 150 publications, including 15 books,
and is well known for his work on racism/antiracism, cultural competence,
multicultural counseling and therapy, and social justice advocacy. Two of his
books, Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice and Overcoming
Our Racism: The Journey to Liberation (John Wiley & Sons), are considered
classics in the field. Dr. Sue’s most recent research on racial, gender, and

sexual-orientation microaggressions has provided a major breakthrough
in understanding how everyday slights, insults, and invalidations toward
marginalized groups create psychological harm to their mental and physical
health, and create disparities for them in education, employment, and health
care. A national survey has identified Derald Wing Sue as “the most infl uen-

tial multicultural scholar in the United States” and his works are among the
most frequently cited.

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