He has research interests in political participation, civic voluntarism, and local governance as they relate to immigration, race, and ethnicity. Prior to UCR, he was a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), where he authored several peer-reviewed reports on immigrant adaptation, local governance, and civic engagement. Ramakrishnan has participated in many radio, newspaper, and television interviews in connection with his research. He is the author of Democracy in Immigrant America (2005). karthick@ucr.edu