Events
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Giving Day
THI is participating in Giving Day 2021! Please considering donating to our Undergraduate Public Fellows Program!
PhD+ Workshop – Crafting the Contributions to Diversity Statement
PhD+ Workshop – Crafting the Contributions to Diversity Statement
Institutions of higher learning increasingly require faculty applicants to submit a statement of contributions to diversity. Learn what belongs in this statement and how to communicate it effectively. This workshop will be led by Herbie Lee, Ph.D. (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs). The Division of Graduate Studies' professional communication workshop on "Crafting the Contributions to […]
PhD+ Workshop – Writing the Curriculum Vitae
PhD+ Workshop – Writing the Curriculum Vitae
Applications for academic positions require a CV, and some alternative-academic employers also require them. Even if your post-graduate career will be outside academia, having a CV in addition to a resume will help you realize your transferable skills. This workshop will be led by Veronica Heiskell, Ph.D. (Associate Director of Experiential Learning and Student Employment, Career […]
BuYun Chen – Making the Intangible Tangible: Craft, History, and the Ryukyus
BuYun Chen – Making the Intangible Tangible: Craft, History, and the Ryukyus
How did the global and regional circulation of resources, techniques, and technologies transform local ecologies, practices, and livelihoods? Located between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the Ryukyu Kingdom (?-1879; modern-day Okinawa, Japan) was a vital entrepôt in the early modern world, facilitating the movement of goods and people between northeast Asia and […]
Living Writers: Claire Vaye Watkins and Cathy Thomas
Living Writers: Claire Vaye Watkins and Cathy Thomas
Claire Vaye Watkins is the author of two novels I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness (Riverhead Books, 2021) and Gold Fame Citrus (Riverhead Books, 2015). She is also the author of the short story collection Battleborn (Riverhead Books, 2012), winner of the Story Prize, the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and […]
Unbound: The Life and Legacy of Asian American Community Historian Judy Yung
Unbound: The Life and Legacy of Asian American Community Historian Judy Yung
Through this event we aim to honor and celebrate Judith "Judy" Yung’s tremendous legacy as a UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of American Studies, community and public scholar of Chinese American history, pioneer of oral history methodology, prize-winning author, teacher, supportive colleague, and cherished mentor. Please register by November 4, 2021 Program: Welcome remarks by […]