Asian American Studies: A Personal History, 1969–Present
As Professor Sucheng Chan prepares to leave Santa Barbara after 25 years, she reflects on her 45 years in the field of Asian American Studies. She discusses the evolution of the field and evaluates the changes she considers laudable as well as disconcerting.
Professor Chan is a pioneering Asian American Studies scholar and has written or edited 18 books on Asian American history. While many Asian American Studies programs had been established since the late 1960s, she established at UCSB the first department of Asian American Studies in the nation at a major research university. Chan has received numerous awards for her teaching, scholarship, and community service, but the two she values the most are her Distinguished Teaching awards from UC Berkeley (1978) and UCSB (1998).
This event is part of the Colloquium Series of the Department of Asian American Studies, as well as the "Thinking Along With..." discussion series sponsored by the Center for Black Studies Research.
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Contact Diane Fujino, CBSR director, or Arlene Phillips or 805-893-2371.