Cynthia Chou is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa, also holding the C. Maxwell and Elizabeth M. Stanley Family Chair in Asian Studies. She is author or co-editor of several books including The Orang Suku Laut of Riau, Indonesia: The Inalienable Gift of Territory, Southeast Asian Studies: Debates and New Directions and Tribal Communities in the Malay World: Historical, Cultural and Social Perspectives.
