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
Asian Pacific Studies
CSUDH Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) daylong commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), which led to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, drew hundreds of university friends and partners, and members of the campus community. On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed EO 9066 authorizing the creation of military areas along thewest coast from which “any and all persons may be excluded” at the discretion of the secretary of war. The order paved the way for the government to remove tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese descent and Japanese immigrants from their homes and place them in ... Read More
Unveiling of Third Commemorative Painting, Booksigning Celebrates 50th Anniversary
California State University, Dominguez Hills is proud to announce the unveiling of a third painting in a series that commemorates the university's 50th anniversary. “E Pluribus Unum” was created by South Bay artist Hatsuko Mary Higuchi and will be presented to the campus and local community at a reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the University Library. The evening will include a reading and book signing by Dr. Don Hata, emeritus professor of history, of the fourth edition of “Japanese Americans and World War II: Mass Removal, Imprisonment, and Redress,” which he wrote with his late wife, Dr. Nadine Ishitani Hata, in 1974. Higuchi says that she created “E Pluribus Unum” to ... Read More
Jeremy Napial: President of Anime Club and Asian Pacific Student Association Works to Unite Students
When senior Jeremy Napial visited the Philippines for the first time in sixth grade, he was struck by the contrasts between large cities like Manila and his family's rural home of Iloilo. “It shaped me at a young age,” he recalls. “You can't hear anything except for the people and the church bells, and maybe the karaoke bar that's open at night, not letting you sleep. I met an aunt who was dying of stomach cancer and going blind from it. It was a very grounding experience.” Napial, who is majoring in negotiation, conflict resolution, and peace building, is currently gaining experience in several service opportunities at California State University, Dominguez Hills, including the ... Read More
Don Hata: Historian Publishes Fourth Edition of Work on Japanese American Incarceration
A fourth edition of “Japanese Americans and World War II: Mass Removal, Imprisonment, and Redress” (with Dr. Nadine Ishitani Hata; Wheeling, Ill.; Harlan Davidson, 2010) has recently been published by Dr. Don Hata, emeritus professor of history. The introductory summary of the subject, which evolved from a 33-page essay, was originally written in 1974 by Hata and his late wife, who taught history at California State University, Dominguez Hills before becoming a professor of history and emeritus vice president of Academic Affairs at El Camino College. On Dec. 16, Don Hata visited the Albany Civil Rights Institute in Albany, Ga. for a book signing and presented a talk on the ... Read More
