Jan. 26, 2005
Contact: Robert Ji-Song Ku
Cal Poly Ethnic Studies
(805) 756-7388
jku@calpoly.edu
‘Our Ethnic Studies’ for 21st Century Title of Feb. 10 Talk at Cal Poly
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Columbia University Professor Gary Y. Okihiro will present “‘Our Ethnic Studies’ for the 21st Century: Remembering the Past, Envisioning the Future” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Room 123 in the Agricultural Engineering Building at Cal Poly.
The public is invited to the free presentation, where Prof. Okihiro will address questions crucial to understanding both the limits and possibilities of ethnic studies in the 21st century.
Okihiro will explore the past, present and future of ethnic studies and examine its value and relevancy in today’s world of increasing complexity and globalization.
Okihiro is the director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity
and Race and professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia
University. His research interests include Asian American and southern
Africa studies. He is the author of eight books about the United
States
and African histories, including “The Columbia Guide to Asian
American History” and “Common Ground: Reimagining American
History.” He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the American Studies Association and is a past president
of the Association for Asian
American Studies.
The presentation is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Ethnic Studies Department in conjunction with the College of Liberal Arts, the Student Affairs office and the History Department. For more information, contact the Ethnic Studies Department at 756-1707 or ethnicstudies@calpoly.edu.
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(NOTE TO EDITORS: For a photo of Gary Okihiro, please contact Jo
Ann
Lloyd at 756-6530 or jlloyd@calpoly.edu.)