Allen Zheng

Allan Zheng is a scholar researching the Cambodian performing arts in Cambodia and the diaspora, focusing on the boundaries between the traditional and contemporary as well as expressions of social and cultural identity. While at Penn, he is affiliated with Penn’s Asian American Studies Program and working on journal articles and his book manuscript. Allan’s work has been supported by the Center for Khmer Studies, Society for Asian Music, and UC Riverside Center for Ideas and Society. His scholarly work has been recognized by the Society for Ethnomusicology through the Clara Henderson Award and Ki Mantle Hood Prize. Allan earned his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of California, Riverside, completed a Designated Emphasis in Southeast Asian Studies, and completed the University Teaching Certification Program.