Kimberly Teaman Carroll teaches English and Asian American Studies at California State University Northridge, while earning her Ph.D. in English at Claremont Graduate University. Her primary areas of interest and research focuses include American literature, American Indian literature, Asian American literature, Asian American Studies, American history, 20th century American military history, and Beat literature. Kimberly is also a primary contributor for the forthcoming revised Oxford Concise Guide to American Literature.