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Piecing Together Our History

Gary Okihiro

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Format: Lecture followed by Q&A

Length: 62 minutes

Gary Okihiro gives the keynote speech during the opening ceremonies of Boston College's Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. Okihiro is the director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race and a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, and a past president of the Association for Asian American Studies. He has written nine books on U.S. and African history, including Common Ground: Reimagining American History (Princeton, 2001) and The Columbia Guide to Asian American History (Columbia, 2001).

Okihiro is introduced by Min Song, associate professor of English.

Presenter(s): Gary Okihiro

Date: March 31, 2006

Location: Gasson 100

Sponsor(s): Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Committee; Office of AHANA Student Programs; American Studies Department; First Year Experience; University Counseling; Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs

URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/okihiro/

The information on this page is accurate as of March 2006