Carolyn Chen on Why Big Tech is Now Also Big Religion

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Carolyn Chen on Why Big Tech is Now Also Big Religion

Andrew Keen

Mar 10, 2022

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Carolyn Chen, the author of “Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley”.

Carolyn Chen is an associate professor of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, and Comparative Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on two areas: work and religion in contemporary America, and religion, race, and ethnicity, especially among Asian Americans.

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