Scholar of Ethnic Studies Discusses Racial and Cultural Gap Nov. 14
October 26, 2007
Ronald Takaki, author of 11 books on race and culture in America, will speak on "Americans in a Different Mirror: How We are Connected to Each Other and What Our Future Holds," Nov. 14, 7 p.m., at the University of Richmond.
Takaki is professor emeritus of Asian-American studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught the school's first course on black history. During his career there, he has helped establish an ethnic studies doctoral program, several minority studies programs and a multicultural graduation requirement.
The San Francisco Chronicle selected Takaki's 1989 book, "Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans," as one of the best 100 non-fiction books of the 20th century. "A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America," published in 1993, won an American Book Award in 1994.
The event is the fourth of this year's jointly sponsored Jepson Leadership Forum-Women Involved in Living and Learning speaker series on Rhetoric & Reality: Race & Gender/Power & Politics.
All programs in the series are free and open to the public. Tickets are required and can be reserved three weeks before each event by calling (804) 289-8980. For group tickets or more information, contact Sue Robinson Sain at (804) 287-6627 or jepson@richmond.edu.