History graduate alum Alan Parkes published in Perspectives, the newsletter of the American Historical Association

Alan Parkes, a recent graduate of the CSULB M.A. program, now in the history Ph.D. program at University of Delaware has just published the following article about Graduate student labor organization in the latest issue of Perspectives, the newsletter of the American Historical Association. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/october-2020/graduate-worker-organizing-fifty-years-after-the-university-of-wisconsins-taa-strike

Spring 2019

Dr. Ali Igmen has been awarded an International Public Service Award from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) in University of Pittsburgh in recognition of his service and mentorship of Central Eurasian young scholars.

Dr. Jeff Blutinger was honored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County for his work with Hillel at its annual “Above and Beyond” event honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the Jewish community

Dr. Caitlin Murdock has been named Honorary Research Associate at the Graduate School of East and Southeast European Studies at the University of Regensburg

Professor Takeuchi wins prestigious NEH Award to research Japanese feminists.

Michiko Takeuchi, Associate Professor of History, has won an NEH Award to conduct research on her book, “Early Coalitions Between Japanese and American Feminists, from World War I to the U.S. Occupation of Japan.” She examines the women’s movements in the U.S. and Japan in the first half of the twentieth century. According to History Department Chair David Shafer, “NEH fellowships are very competitive and Dr. Takeuchi’s selection for the NEH Fellowship for Advanced Research on Japan is testament to the importance of her work.” Takeuchi earned her B.A. and M.A. in International Studies at CSULB. She said she felt “thrilled and overjoyed” by the award, stating “I hope this recognition inspires our students.”

See the story published by the Daily 49er:

CSULB history professor awarded $50,400 grant to fund new book

Nicole Buehlmaier, History M.A. student, was named to the CLA Dean’s List of Graduating Master’s Students.

Nicole Buehlmaier, History M.A. student, was named to the CLA Dean’s List of Graduating Master’s Students. 

Kathryn Reuter, CSULB History B.A. Alumna, has been accepted at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Kathryn Reuter, CSULB History B.A. Alumna, will continue her studies in the fall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award and a Teaching Assistantship that will provide a stipend and full tuition remission. She was admitted into their 3-year coordinated degree program and will be earning a M.A. in History and a Masters of Library and Information Science.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 awards and honors!

Their accomplishments were celebrated at the Department’s 2018 End-of-Year Celebration on May 5, 2018. 

History Department Awards 

Richard and Louise Wilde Award recipients:

Alexandra Heredia                                 

Charles Mercado

Emma Spatharos

Richard and Louise Wilde Award/The History Teacher Internship recipient:

Brianna Nelloms

Nicholas Perkins Hardeman Master’s Student Award recipients:

Shawta Singh                                             

Ben Huntsinger

Lynne Israelsky Memorial Scholarship Award recipient:

Abigail Wherry

The Xiaolan Bao Memorial Scholarship recipients:

Melody Savell                                             

Danah Vasquez

History 499 Portfolio Award recipient:

Danah Vasquez

Douglas McNeally Award recipients:

Kristie Foran                                               

Chloe Bell-Wilson

Robert E. Foelber History Award recipient:

Marina Ganicheva

Ebel-Heimberger Scholarship recipient:

Julie Haltom

History 301 Portfolio Award recipients:

Ryan Tran                                                     

Anastasia Nesbitt

Jean Donald Miller Endowed Scholarship recipient:

Taylor Shack

Ancient History Scholarship recipient:

Nathaniel Decker

The Sharon Sievers Scholars Program recipient:

Adam Holt

Jewish Studies Awards

George R. & Beverly August Student Award recipient:

Alexia Moreno Espinoza

Seymour L. & Reva S. Alban Jewish Studies Scholarship recipients:

Bryant Crump                                               

Alexia Moreno Espinoza

Irving Saratoff Endowed Scholarship

Salvador Enriquez

History and College of Liberal Arts Awards

Distinguished Undergraduates:

Kristie Foran                                               

Noah Melde

Distinguished Graduates

Nicole Buehlmaier                                     

Shahrouz Khalifian

Dean’s List of Graduate Master’s Students:

Nichole Buehlmaier                                   

Shahrouz Khalifian

History M.A. Hooding Candidates

Bree’ya Brown                                             

Nicole Buehlmaier

Jorge Gonzalez Garcia                               

Megan Jeffreys

Frank Lopes                                                 

Alberto Mata

Christopher Mendizabal                           

Jason Moore

Phi Alpha Theta Inductees:

Taylor Bledsoe                                               

Casey Brown

Dustin Dunovan                                           

Christopher Forrestiere

Jose Gamino                                                 

Alexandra Heredia

Andreyina Juarez                                         

Noah Melde

Gloria Navarro                                               

Megan Salazar

Jacqueline Swade                                         

Milan Zivkovic

Best Student Teacher Award recipient:

Jasmine Harrison

History Department Student Facilitators 

Spring 2018

Jeffrey Lawler:

Bree’ya Brown                                                 

Nicole Buehlmaier

Daniel Colon                                                     

Bryant Crump

Karim Garcia                                                   

Elisa Holzhauer

Megan Jeffreys                                                 

Yadira Lara

Zachary Medeiros                                           

Noah Melde

Marsha Thompson                                         

Isaac da Silva

Sean Smith:

Arlene Baltazar                                                 

Bonnie Bryant IV

Christine Forby                                                 

Jenna Jurgens

Matthew Lindsay                                             

Hunter MacDonald

Michelle Mathis                                               

Emily Mestanza

Gloria Navarro                                                 

Jesse Neale

Zoe Perfetto                                                       

Efrain Sandoval

Calvin Vanhofwegen                                       

Joshua Wells

Sunnie Young

Donna Binkiewicz:

Andreyina Juarez                                             

Robert Lopez III

Cady Nulton                                                       

Billy Villegas

Fall 2017

Jeffrey Lawler:

Bailey Adling                                                     

Kodie Austin

Brittney Bastedo                                               

Bree’ya Brown

Christopher Cruz                                               

Laura Fauvor

Benjamin Garcia                                               

Karim Garcia

Julie Haltom                                                       

Taylor Hansen

Elissa Holzhauer                                               

Megan Jeffreys

Yadira Lara                                                         

Jesse Neale

Marsha Thompson                                           

Benjamin Villanueva

Joshua Wells                                                     

Olivia Winkley

Donna Binkiewicz:

Kristie Foran                                                     

Jose Gamino

Alexandra Heredia

The 2018 Department of History End-of-Year Celebration was an applause-filled success!

The History Department would like to extend a warm thank you to all of the banquet attendees for sharing in our end-of-year celebration with us this past Saturday evening. We also extend gratitude to the Celebration Committee, as well as volunteers from the HGSA and HSA for their service. Faculty, staff, students, family and friends gathered in the Karl Anatol Center to cheer and applaud for award recipients, student organizations, and graduating M.A. students. Below are photos taken at the event which feature members of the lively crowd.

 

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Lauren Hamilton, CSULB History M.A. student, won a 2018 Summer Student Research Assistantship.

Lauren Hamilton won a CSULB 2018 Summer Student Research Assistantship to work with Dr. Kelleher on the project “Deciphering the Past: Documenting the Jews of Medieval Barcelona.”

Chloe Bell-Wilson, CSULB History M.A. student, won a 2018 Summer Student Research Assistantship.

Chloe Bell-Wilson won a CSULB 2018 Summer Student Research Assistantship to work with Dr. Cleary on the project “In Pursuit of Research: A Statement Regarding the Proposed Research Project on Native American Mounds in St. Louis.”

Matt Brown, CSULB History M.A. student, has been awarded a State Department Title VIII Fellowship.

Matt Brown has been awarded a State Dept. Title VIII Fellowship to study the Uzbek language at Arizona State University’s Critical Languages Institute in summer 2018. He will spend seven weeks there studying the Uzbek language in support of his thesis topic regarding the Uzbek cotton industry during the Soviet period.