“Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects” with Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves (Curator, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History)
Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
Time: 1:30pm-3:15pm
Location: Porter College, D245
Author and editor Dr. Theodore S Gonzalves discusses Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects (APA101), a book featuring vibrant full-color illustrations of objects that embody and engage with Asian Pacific American issues, including the immigrant experience, the importance of media representation, what history gets officially documented vs. what does not, and so much more.Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves is a curator of Asian Pacific American history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. His areas of responsibility include the research, collection, and exhibition of Asian Pacific American histories and the performing arts. He previously served as director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. A Fulbright Scholar with extensive teaching experience in the United States, Spain, and the Philippines, Dr. Gonzalves has also been awarded senior fellowships at the Smithsonian Institution, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Library of Congress. He was elected the 21st president of the Association for Asian American Studies in 2018, appointed to the Organization of American Historians’ Distinguished Lectureship Program in 2023, and is currently a member of the board of directors of the American Council of Learned Societies.
This lecture is part of the Visual & Media Cultures Colloquium (VMCC) Series, presented by graduate students in the History of Art & Visual Culture Department at UC Santa Cruz.
– FREE and open to the public
– Open admission (first-come, first-served)
