Kent Wong teaches Labor Studies and Asian-American Studies at UCLA where he also directs the Center for Labor Research and Education. He is president of the United Association for Labor Education, a national organization of labor educators including representatives from more than 50 university labor education centers. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Worker Education Associations. Previously, Wong served as the Founding President of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO, the first national organization of Asian American workers and union members. He also worked as the staff attorney for the Service Employees International Union, #339m representing 40,000 Los Angeles County workers and was the first staff attorney for the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California. His most recent publication is Voices for Justice: Asian American Union Organizers in the New Labor Movement. He also co-edited a book with Ruth Milkman entitled Voices from the Front Lines: Organizing Immigrant Workers in Los Angeles.
