Eric Myles (Class of '87, B.S., studio art) once painted in the oversized scale needed for billboards. Today, he makes a larger-than-life mark on the intellectually disabled as program manager of the South Los Angeles art center of the Exceptional Children's Foundation (ECF). Myles's work is currently featured in the exhibit, "I Have the Right," now on view at the PICTURE Cultural Art space on the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus through Summer 2012. His charcoal drawings, "Zapata" and "Freedom" incorporate meticulously rendered images with freeform paper collage. He says that he has recently begun to utilize this style because of "a fragmentation of time." "I ... Read More
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Doris Okada (1937- 2011): Professor Helped Build Special Education Programs at University
Doris Okada, emeritus professor of special education, died on Nov. 28 of complications from atypical Parkinson's disease. Her career at California State University, Dominguez Hills included service as a faculty member from 1975 to 2003, a stent as chair of the Graduate Education Division and coordinator of special education programs, and founder of the university's Infant Toddler Development Center (ITC) for children with special needs, where she was serving as director until shortly before her death. She was awarded the Lyle Gibson Distinguished Teaching Award in 1987; the CSUDH Disabled Student Services Award in 1984 and 1987; and the Distinguished Public Service Award in 1985. She also ... Read More
Don Hata: Historian Delivers Talk on Japanese American Incarceration
Emeritus professor of history Don Hata spoke on the political, social, and economic issues that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the aftermath of the prison camps on Nov. 29 in the University Library, in complement to the exhibit, “Building Evidence: Japanese Americans in Southern California During Mid-Century - 40 Years of Collecting, An Exhibition.” The assemblage of photographs, publications, and documents is focused on the daily lives and obstacles faced by Japanese Americans in the South Bay and Los Angeles prior to, during, and after World War II. “Building Evidence” is now on view through March 2012 in University Archives and Special Collections, ... Read More
Daniel Martinez: Historian Reveals Real Stories of Pearl Harbor
As chief historian at the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, Daniel Martinez (Class of '81, B.A., history) oversees the interpretation of the attack by the Japanese that ignited United States involvement in World War II. As such, the Los Angeles native often has an opportunity to uncover layers of lost history and personal testimony that complete the story. “One of the great myths about Pearl Harbor is that it was solely an attack on [the base],” says Martinez. “Rather, it was a comprehensive strike on all military installations, primarily the airfields throughout the island. In order for the Japanese attack to be successful, they had to take out our airfields so that we couldn't ... Read More
John Tracy: Alumnus Shares Path to Executive Career in Aerospace
John Tracy (Class of '76, B.S., physics), vice president and chief technology officer at Boeing, returned to California State University, Dominguez Hills to speak to students from his alma mater and the California Academy of Mathematics and Science on Nov. 21 in the Loker Student Union. The Gardena native presented “My Journey: From CSU Dominguez Hills to Chief Technology Officer at Boeing,” reflecting on his education at the university and his ascent to leading approximately 100,000 engineers, manufacturing personnel, and computer scientists at the world's largest aerospace company. Laura Robles, dean of the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, said that the campus community was ... Read More