race

A Blaxican’s Journey through Fresno’s Racial Landscape

In the summer of 1973, DJ Kool Herc tried something new on the turntables: by extending the beat, […]

The Last Lecture of My First Semester: My Daughter, Pocahontas

For the past semester, I’ve taught California Studies, a course primarily designed for non-history majors and future K-6 […]

Settin’ the Woods on Fire in the Countercultural South

I recently contributed an essay to a volume that’s forthcoming from UNC Press called The Bohemian South.  You can […]

Plains, Projects, and Alleyways: The Problem of Environmental Determinism in Architecture & History

Years ago, I saw a man at a Quaker meeting stand up and say, “Who you are begins […]

Rachel Dolezal and the Racial Trickster: A Local Perspective on Crossing and Crafting Identities

I live in Spokane, WA, where I write and teach about race, identity, and social justice. I have […]

South Asian American Femininity: Who Can Play?

The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Desi Hoop Dreams: Pickup Basketball and the Making of Asian […]

What Did the Three-Fifths Compromise Actually Do?

Occasionally, a student asks a question so basic, about a presumption so fundamental to the teaching of history, […]

¡La Lucha Continua! Gloria Arellanes and the Making of a Chicano Movement in El Monte and Beyond

“So we moved here to El Monte, and I remember all the neighbors were white,” recalled Gloria Arellanes […]