Chair: Lauro H. Flores

Professors

Cauce, Ana Mari * 1986; PhD, 1984, Yale University; community/developmental psychology, socialization of children/adolescents of color, ethnic identity.

Flores, Lauro H. * 1980; PhD, 1980, University of California (San Diego); Chicano literature, contemporary Latin American literature (narrative).

Kashima, Tetsuden * 1976; PhD, 1975, University of California (San Diego); Japanese American incarceration and social organization, sociology of race and ethnic relations.

Peña, Devon G. Peña, Devon. 1999; PhD, 1983, University of Texas (Austin), environmental anthropology, agroecology, environmental history, political ecology, social movements (Mexico, U.S. Southwest, Taiwan).

Sumida, Stephen H. 1998; PhD, 1982, University of Washington; Asian American studies, Asian/ Pacific American literature, multicultural studies.

Walter, John C. EMERITUS * 1989; PhD, 1971, University of Maine; Afro-American studies; Afro-American, American, Caribbean immigrant, sport, and women’s history.

Associate Professors

Bonus, Enrique C. 1998; PhD, 1997, University of California (San Diego); Asian American and Filipino American studies, communication and cultural studies, race relations.

Gamboa, Erasmo * 1976; MA, 1973, PhD, 1984, University of Washington; history, Pacific Northwest, Chicano and Latino, social, labor and immigration.

Salas, Elizabeth 1987; MA, 1977, California State University, Los Angeles; PhD, 1987, University of California (Los Angeles); New Mexican history and politics, Chicana, Mexicana and Chicano history, minorities in the military.

Nomura, Gail M. 1999; MA, 1971, University of California (Berkeley); PhD, 1978, University of Hawaii; Asian American studies, Asian American history, Asian American women’s history.

Assistant Professors

Retman, Sonnet, 2002; Ph.D., 1997 University of California, Los Angeles; African-American literature and culture; popular music and film; critical race theory

Lecturers

Brown, Wanda, 1986; B.A in Education Seattle University, Masters degree in Education 1999; Principal Administrative credentials from Heritage University Toppenish, Washington
2008; Executive Leadership-Superintendent Certification City University Bellevue, Washington

Domigpe, Jiedson BA, 2000, University of Santo Tomas; Communication

Maulana, Seyed M. 1984; MUP, 1988, University of Washington; African and African American studies, Swahili.

So, Connie C. 1990; Ph.D., 2000, UC Berkeley; Asian Pacific Islander history and culture; American ethnicity, identity, and politics.