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Ethnicity.
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graduate students
Graduate Students
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Maytha Alhassen,
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alhassen@usc.edu
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BA UC - Los Angeles,09/2004 MA Columbia University Graduate School,05/2008 |
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May received her BA in Political Sciences and Arabic and Islamic Studies, as well as a MA from Columbia University in Socio-Cultural Anthropology in 2 ... [more] |
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Deborah Alkamano,
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alkamano@usc.edu
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M.A. Wayne State University, B.A. English, Univ Michigan Ann Arbor,1987 B.A. Univ Michigan Ann Arbor,05/1987 M.A. English, Wayne State University,1990 |
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While Deborah Alkamano taught in the English Department at
Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn ... [more] |
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Adam Bush,
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adambush@usc.edu
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M.A. UC - Santa Cruz, B.A. Columbia University,05/2003 |
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Adam Bush has a BA from Columbia University and a MA from UC Santa Cruz's History of Consciousness program. His interests include jazz studies, alter ... [more] |
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Genevieve Carpio,
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gcarpio@usc.edu
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MPL UC - Los Angeles, B.A. Pomona College,05/2005 B.A. Anthropology, Pomona College,05/2005 MPL Public Policy, Management and Planning, UC - Los Angeles,06/2007 |
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Genevieve Carpio (B.A., Pomona College; M.A. UCLA; McNair Scholar; Ford Fellow) has done major archival and ethnographic research on the forging of pu ... [more] |
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Jih-Fei Cheng,
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jihfeich@usc.edu
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NONE Fullerton College, BA UC - San Diego,06/1999 MA UC - Los Angeles,05/2005 |
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Michelle Commander,
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commande@usc.edu
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B.A. Charleston Southern University,05/2000 M.S. Florida State University,04/2002 M.A. University of Southern California,08/2007 |
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Michelle D. Commander is a doctoral candidate in ASE and a Ford Foundation Dissertation fellow. She received a B.A. in English from Charleston Souther ... [more] |
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Thang Dao,
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thangdao@usc.edu
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B.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, Mount Holyoke College,05/2006 CERT American Studies and Ethnicity (Asian American Studies), Mount Holyoke College,05/2006 |
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Thang Dao was born in Vietnam and grew up in Poland and Germany. She graduated with a B.A. (with Honors) in American Studies from Mount Holyoke Colle ... [more] |
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Spring 2008
WPH 303
Wednesdays 1pm-3pm |
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Jennifer Declue,
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declue@usc.edu
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MA CSU - Los Angeles, Maste CSU - Los Angeles, BFA Art Center College of Design,04/2002 |
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This fall Jennifer begins her doctoral study in the American Studies and Ethnicity Program. This past spring she graduated with honors from CSU Los An ... [more] |
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Robert Eap,
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reap@usc.edu
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AA General Studies, City College of San Francisco,07/2002 B.A. Ethnic Studies, UC - San Diego,06/2006 |
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Robert Eap (B.A. UCSD) is poised to do path-breaking study and work within the Cambodian-American community. Working at the intersection of the histor ... [more] |
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Laura Fugikawa,
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fugikawa@email.usc.edu
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B.A. Univ New Mexico ,12/2000 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, Univ New Mexico,08/2004 |
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Laura Sachiko Fugikawa received both her B.A. (University Studies) and M.A. (American Studies) from the University of New Mexico. She has a background ... [more] |
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Domestic Containment: Japanese Americans, Native Americans and the Cultural Politics of Relocation |
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FALL 2009
SOS B14
Monday 11am and by appointment |
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Jeffrey Govan,
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Kiana Green,
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kianagre@usc.edu
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Ph.D. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California, B.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, Williams College,06/2007 |
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Perla Guerrero,
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pguerrer@email.usc.edu
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B.A. Univ Central Arkansas,05/2005 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,2007 |
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Perla M. Guerrero is a doctoral candidate in American Studies and Ethnicity. She holds a B.A. in Communications (2003) from the University of Central ... [more] |
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Christina Heatherton,
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heathert@usc.edu
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B.A. UC - Berkeley ,05/2004 |
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Baruch College, City University of New York, Instructor |
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Jesus Hernandez,
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jesus.hernandez@usc.edu
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B.A. Ethnic Studies, Brown University,05/2003 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,05/2007 |
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Jesús Hernández is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity. He received his B.A. in Ethnic Studies from Br ... [more] |
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Deviant Diasporas: Illegitimacy, Exile, and U.S. Cuban Cultural Politics |
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Nisha Kunte,
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kunte@email.usc.edu
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B.A. Columbia University,2002 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,2006 |
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Nisha Kunte is currently a doctoral candidate in American Studies and Ethnicity. She received her B.A. in Asian American Studies from Columbia Univers ... [more] |
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Narrative Incorporations: Negotiating Self, Other and Difference through the Organ Transplant |
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Viet Le,
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vietle@email.usc.edu
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BFA CSU - Fullerton ,08/1999 M.F.A. UC - Irvine ,06/2001 |
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Viet Le is an artist, creative writer, and independent curator. His research interests center on visual studies, ethnography, queer theory and Asian/ ... [more] |
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Priscilla Leiva,
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Alvaro Marquez,
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admarque@usc.edu
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BA Brown University, |
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Thursdays- 11am to 12pm - SOS B15
Fridays- 11am to 12pm - SOS B15
Email for appointment if unable to attend office hours. |
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Jeb Middlebrook,
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jeb.middlebrook@usc.edu
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B.A. Ethnic Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities,08/2003 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,08/2007 |
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Jeb Middlebrook is an antiracist scholar, organizer, and poet. He is managing editor of American Quarterly: The Journal of the American Studies As ... [more] |
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on the job market in 2010 for a tenure-track position, assistant professor. Materials available at: www.jebmiddlebrook.com |
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Lata Murti,
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lmurti@email.usc.edu
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B.A. Univ Kansas,12/1998 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,08/2007 |
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Lata Murti is currently writing her dissertation, on the racial formation of first and second-generation Indian immigrant doctors in Southern Californ ... [more] |
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With and Without the White Coat: The Racial Formation of First and Second-Generation Indian Immigrant Doctors in Southern California |
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Research Assistant for USC's Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration, M W Th (half day) |
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Tanachai Padoongpatt,
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padoongp@usc.edu
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B.A. Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon,06/2005 B.A. History, University of Oregon,06/2005 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,06/2008 |
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Tanachai Mark Padoongpatt is a 5th year PhD candidate born and raised in Los Angeles, CA (Pacoima). He received his BA from the University of Oregon ... [more] |
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University of Southern California, Teaching Assistant - ANTH 263g Exploring Culture Through Film, Andre Simic |
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Anthony Rodriguez,
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abrodrig@usc.edu
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N/A English, University of California, Riverside, B.A. American Studies and Ethnicity (African American Studies), Brown University,05/2006 |
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Anthony Rodriguez graduated from Brown University with concentrations in Africana Studies, Modern Culture & Media, and Ethnic Studies. His honors the ... [more] |
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St. Stephens & St. Agnes School, Physical Education/Athletic Trainer |
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Abigail Rosas,
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rosasa@email.usc.edu
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Abigail Rosas graduated from Stanford with a B.A. in Ethnic Studies and Sociology. She is interested in studying the gendered and structural underpinn ... [more] |
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Margaret Salazar,
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msalazar@email.usc.edu
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A.A. Glendale Community College,2003 B.A. California State University of Los Angeles,2005 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,05/2008 |
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Margaret Salazar graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies and multiple subject teaching credentials from CSULA. In ... [more] |
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WPH B15
Tuesdays 10-11am
Wednesdays 12-1pm |
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University of Southern California, Teaching Assistant - AMST 101: Race and Class in Los Angeles |
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Orlando Serrano Jr.,
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oserrano@usc.edu
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M.A. CSU - Fullerton, B.A. Point Loma Nazarene University,05/2001 |
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Orlando Serrano Jr. completed his M.A. in American Studies at CSU Fullerton. He earned his B.A. from Point Loma Nazarene University, majoring in Philo ... [more] |
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University of Southern California, Research Assistant, Laura Pulido |
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Sriya Shrestha,
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sshresth@usc.edu
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BA New York University,05/2004 MA Univ Mich Dearborn,04/2007 |
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Anton Smith,
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ALS3H@aol.com
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B.A. Classics, University of Virginia,05/1999 M.A. University of California, Los Angeles,06/2002 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,07/2007 |
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“Stepping Out On Faith: Representing Spirituality in African American Literature from the Late Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement” examin ... [more] |
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Anton was born and raised in Riverhead, a suburban town that is about 90 minutes east of New York City. He moved from New York to Charlottesville, Vir ... [more] |
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Stepping Out on Faith: Representing Spirituality in African American Literature from the late Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement |
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University of California, Los Angeles, Lecturer |
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Margarita Smith,
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margaris@usc.edu
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B.A. Univ Oregon, |
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Margarita Smith completed her B.A. in Ethnic Studies from University of Oregon. As a McNair Scholar Ms. Smith investigated the emergence of the " ... [more] |
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Anthony Sparks,
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sparksa@email.usc.edu
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BFA Theatre, University of Southern California,05/1994 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,05/2009 |
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ANTHONY SPARKS is a burgeoning bridge figure between the ever present arts/academy gap and stands uniquely poised to embody and be a leader among the ... [more] |
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Shrestha Sriya,
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sshresth@usc.edu
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BA New York University,05/2004 MA Univ Mich Dearborn,04/2007 |
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Terrion Williamson,
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terrionw@usc.edu
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B.A. Univ Illinois Chicago,05/2002 J.D. Univ Illinois Urbana,05/2005 M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California,08/2008 |
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Terrion L. Williamson earned her B.A. in 2002 from the University of Illinois at Chicago where she double-majored in English and African American Stud ... [more] |
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Education Unlimited, Personal Statement Writing Instructor |
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Yushi Yamazaki,
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yushiyam@usc.edu
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B.A. Kyoto Univ.,03/2005 M.A. Kyoto Univ.,03/2007 |
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Yushi Yamazaki (B.A., Kyoto University; M.A., Kyoto University) comes to USC on a Fulbright Scholarship. He works on the African diaspora and its rela ... [more] |
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