Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. To share faculty news, email ucpa@csudh.edu. College of Business Administration and Public Policy Larry Press, professor emeritus of information systems, participated in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers online forum that addressed options and plans for extending high-speed internet access to under-served areas of New Hampshire. Press has followed internet satellite projects since the first generation of low earth ... Read More
Asian Pacific Studies
CSUDH Receives Grant to Continue Japanese American Digitization Project
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Donald R. and Beverly J. Gerth Archives and Special Collections has received $282,102 from the National Parks Service’s (NPS) World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program to continue its work on the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD). The JACS grant will fund the digitization of several recently donated collections that include approximately 7,000 archival items related to the incarceration of 120,000 Americans during WWII. The new collections resulted from outreach efforts during the CSUDJAD’s previous two-year NPS grant in 2015. “We are thrilled with ... Read More
CSUDH Students Deep Dive into Research
Tackling a spectrum of investigative topics, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students in the university’s federally funded scholarship programs—McNair Scholars, Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE), Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) and Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U*STAR)—explore, experiment, publish, and present their research in a variety of disciplines. Their rigorous investigations are part of an education preparing them for advanced degrees. Eight graduating seniors in these programs talk about their research and personal growth along with their plans for the future. McNair Scholars The Ronald E. McNair ... Read More
Japanese American Digitization Project Receives $238,520
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Donald R. Beverly J. Gerth Archives and Special Collections has received a two-year $238,520 archival grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to continue its work on the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD). The NHPRC grant will support a project that makes accessible online 10,400 archival records from 19 collections featuring 20th century Japanese American history held at eight institutions throughout California. The project, which began June 1, will digitize such artifacts as photographs, manuscript collections from families and organizations, and oral ... Read More
Mary T. Lacanlale on Asian Pacific Culture
A Q&A with Mary T. Lacanlale, interim coordinator of the Asian Pacific Studies program, the 2017 “Catherine H. Jacobs, Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Award” winner. Non-tenure track lecturers play a valuable part in the academic success of students and the university community as a whole, and the Catherine H. Jacobs Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Award acknowledges their contribution by recognizing an individual who has demonstrated excellence in teaching effectiveness and overall contribution to California State University, Dominguez Hills. Mary T. Lacanlale has been a lecturer at CSUDH since 2011, teaching courses in the Asian-Pacific studies and humanities programs. She currently is ... Read More
