Ronald Takaki A Historian who Expanded the American Narrative

The late Dr. Ronald Takaki continues to be a master teacher. His best-selling books appear on syllabi across the country every semester. Ronald Takaki. He's the grandson of Japanese immigrants and a professor of Ethnic Studies at Berkeley. His book, Strangers from a Different ... His books and teachings helped establish the idea that America is a multi-racial country, and that immigrant groups — especially Asian Americans ... Ronald Takaki, professor emeritus of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, talked about his life and career. Ronald Toshiyuki Takaki (April 12, 1939 – May 26, 2009) was an American academic, historian, ethnographer and author. Born in pre-statehood Hawaii, ... Ronald Takaki makes a convincing claim that European settlers to this country have been viewed as the main actors on the stage of nation ... A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America is a book by Ronald Takaki. It received an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and an American Book Award in ... Ronald Toshiyuki Takaki was born in Honolulu and, in his youth, spent most of his time surfing. On the beach, he was known as Ten-Toes Takaki ... Ronald Takaki, world-renowned Asian American scholar and public intellectual. He had retired in 2002 and passed away on May 26, 2009. Ronald Takaki, a gifted and enormously productive scholar and teacher died last month. The press reported that his death was a suicide, ...