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History News
USD History Department Newsletter		Fall 1999
USD History Department Newsletter
		Fall 1999
Welcome Back!	It's time to surf the Web
I would like to welcome all of you back to another year at USD. What makes this year so special is that there are not only many changes in the history department, but at USD as well. As you all have probably discovered by now, the history department has moved. The faculty offices are now located in the History Annex, located between the Hughes Administration Center and the Hahn School of Nursing. The annex will be the department's home for about the next two years. At that time, the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice will be completed and the history department will relocate there. The groundbreaking for the Kroc Institute was on Wednesday, Oct. 6 on West Point Field. The history department also has two new faculty members. Dr. Kathryn Statler joined the department this semester. She recently earned her doctorate from UC Santa Barbara, where she also earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. Her concentration is in diplomatic history. She has taught at UC Santa Barbara and at the UC-D.C. Center in Washington, D.C., where students in a wide variety of fields do research. She has lived throughout California and in Paris, France. Dr. Statler is looking forward to meeting the students and assisting them in their research. Dr. Michael Holmes is a visiting professor at USD. He earned his BA at Occidental College, MA at Claremont Graduate University, and his PhD from the University of Hawaii. His concentration is in 20th century Hawaiian social and political history. Welcome to USD Dr. Statler and Dr. Holmes! Throughout the year you will be receiving flyers on various departmental events. Please be sure to mark them on your calendars as
	One of the fastest growing research tools is the Internet. By now, almost anyone who works with a computer probably clicks on the Web at least once a week, to do research, check out their favorite television shows, or keep in touch with friends. At the University of San Diego, the web has become a vital educational tool. That is why students here are almost expected to learn at least basic web knowledge. To make learning the web easier, Dr. Steven Schoenherr, created in 1994, a very easy-to-navigate History Department web site, for USD students and individuals world-wide to use and learn from. When you click on ../ you'll find all the latest news in the department of history. But that's not all. You can also check out the classes offered, read past and current student research projects, and find links to other history-related sites. Dr. Schoenherr has also created a guide to making your own web page (which you can do for free with your USD student account. Go to Academic Computing Serra 185 to sign up.) And if you're the type who wants verbal instruction, he also made the two-hour video "Building a Web Page with Professor Steve Schoenherr" available at the USD Media Center. Ask for VC-3791. His own homepage is at http://www.sandiego.edu/~ses/ . New this semester is the addition of the Graduate Students Association in History web site, which has the latest graduate student news on it. You can find it at ../admin/GSA-history.html or by clicking on its link located on the History Home Page. Finally, there's great news for post-graduation. This summer the USD Alumni Association
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	Faculty Updates
	Prof. Ray Ashley Fall 1999 class: Public History Seminar 200B Prof. Ashley is director of the San Diego Maritime Museum. He is working on a book about the history of the relationship between science and seafaring. His recent projects include sailing in the festival of ships. Next August he will teach a USD class on the history of the Pacific on board the Star of India. Dr. Kyle Ciani Fall 1999 classes: American Civ. I (two sections) and American Labor History Dr. Ciani is serving as academic consultant for Ethel Mintzer Lichtman who is writing a biography of her grandmother, Chicago-based philanthropist and reformer Ethel Sturgis Dummer. This biography has received support from Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library as it will be an important addition to the history of reform-minded women during the Progressive Era. As part of Dr. Ciani's continuing study of child care in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this summer she began interviewing San Diegans who had experiences in preschool and/or day care prior to World War II. Prof. Doug Cutter Fall 1999 classes: World Civ. I (two sections) This summer Prof. Cutter researched and wrote articles, and drafted policy statements for The Border Health Initiative, a project of the international organization, Project Concern. BHI works to increase access to health care in California and Baja California. Dr. Iris Engstrand Department Chair Fall 1999 classes: Early California, U.S.-Mexican Relations, and Internship Advisor Dr. Engstrand was president of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association and presided over their annual meeting in Maui, Hawaii in early August. She also guided a tour to Spain which included Dr. Alice Hayes, former professors Dr. Jeanette Rigsby and Therese Whitcomb, and others connected with USD and the 50th anniver	sary year. The tour visited Alcala, Madrid, Salamanca, Burgos, Segovia and Toledo. Dr. Engstrand has just completed Inspired by Nature: The San Diego Natural History Museum after 125 Years co-authored with former history MA grad Anne Bullard. MA grad Bridgette Byrd served as graphics editor. She is now working on a history of the San Diego Yacht Club with MA grad Cynthia Davalos. Dr. James Gump Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences Fall 1999 class: History of Africa Dr. Gump recently signed a book contract with the University of Nebraska Press for the project: Ethnic Mobilization and Civil Violence in Pine Ridge and KwaZulu-Natal: A Comparative Study. The proposed book constitutes a sequel to his last one, The Dust Rose Like Smoke: The Subjugation of the Zulu and Sioux, which compared the military subjugation of the Zulu kingdom and the Lakota Sioux by western armies in the nineteenth century. Dr. Gump also wrote last week's featured book review for the San Diego Union-Tribune. He reviewed Anthony Sampson's Mandela: The Authorized Biography. Dr. Michael Gonzalez Graduate Student Director Fall 1999 classes: Cold War Politics, Core Seminar, and Histoorian's Methods Dr. Gonzalez is the new graduate student director, assuming the position Dr. Louis Warren had last year. He is currently working on a book aobut the history of Mexican California. Dr. Michael Holmes Fall 1999 class: American Civ. II Due to Dr. Holmes' extensive research on Hawaiian history, his book John Burns: the Man and His Times will be published in March 2000. It is about the governor of Hawaii from 1962-1974, who was the founding father of Hawaii's democratic party. His other book, a biography of Wally Fujiyama, a noted Honolulu attorney, political operator and financial deal maker is not yet scheduled for publication.



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Prof. Tom Kinnersley Fall 1999 classes: American West and American Sports Prof. Tom Lide Fall 1999 classes: Western Civ. II and Vietnam War For the sixth year, Prof. Lide is teaching his popular Vietnam War class to a full-classroom. Besides teaching at other universities, he is also working on his dissertation at UC San Diego on anti-communism in California. Dr. Molly McClain Phi Alpha Theta Advisor Fall 1999 classes: Western Civ. I (two sections) and Shakespeare's World Dr. McClain spent 8 weeks in Europe this summer, visiting friends and doing preliminary research for an article on "empire" and the exotic which compares the natural history museums and botanical gardens that she saw in Vienna, Paris and Dublin. This spring, she will teach Hist. 263 "Thesis Writing" in which she'll use her recently published book, Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays. Dr. McClain's second book, Two Restoration Lives: The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, 1658-1714, is completed and under consideration at a major university press. She also recently received a grant from the Winterthur Museum and Library to work on a project entitled "Beauty and Faith in American Life". Dr. James Otte Fall 1999 classes: Medieval University, Early Middle Ages, and The Baroque Age Dr. Carole Putko Fall 1999 classes: The Other Woman and Western Civ. II Dr. Steven Schoenherr History Department Web Designer Fall 1999 classes: American Civ. II, U.S. Diplomatic History, and U.S. Mass Media This summer Dr. Schoenherr spent a week at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. researching early	sound recording technology. Using a digital camera, he photographed manuscripts, patent drawings, and pictures in the Smithsonian Archives. Many of these have been added to the Sound Recording History web page with an essay on Charles Tainter, a partner with Alexander Graham Bell and a resident of San Diego from 1903 until his death in 1940. (../recording/graphophone.html ) He also wrote a web page on the history of sound recording for the Encyclopedia Britannica that will soon appear on the Britannica Online web site. This summer Dr. Schoenherr was interviewed by the Landseer Film Company from Britain for a documentary on Bing Crosby. The interview was filmed at the Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe near the Osuna Ranch where Crosby lived from 1936 to 1944. Dr. Kenneth Serbin Fall 1999 class: Modern Latin America Dr. Katheryn Statler Fall 1999 classes: American Civ. II, Early American History, and The Vietnam Wars (Freshman Honors course) Dr. Statler is USD's newest faculty member. Besides revising her disertation on the transition of French to American Control in Vietnam in the 1950s, in order for it to become a book, she is also working on a conference paper which examines the American policy changes after Stalin's death. Dr. Yi Sun Fall 1999 classes: Modern Japan and World Civ. II (two sections) Dr. Sun recently co-authored the article "In Search of Re-ideologization and Social Order" published in the book Ideological Construction and Dilemmas of Reform in Jiang Zemin's China. This fall another article, "Butterfly Effect in the Making of Ping Pong Diplomacy" will be published in the Journal of Contemporary China. Dr. Sun is currently working on an article about U.S.-Central Asia relations and collaborating on "Chinese-American Communities in the U.S.", which will be written in Chinese.



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	Welcome coutinues from page 1	1999 Homecoming festivities on Nov. 12-14. The recent issue of Voices has a calendar of most anniversary events. There is a wide range of activities planned, many of which are free or at a low cost. If you are already a USD alumni, I look forward to seeing you at Homecoming '99. As your Graduate Student Representative, I look forward to representing you this year. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to e-mail me at ehimchak@sandiego.edu. Good Luck, and may you have an enjoyable, enlightening year. Elizabeth Himchak, 1999-2000 GSA in History Representative
	they are educational and a great way to stay in touch with your fellow classmates. If you want to know when the next event is scheduled, check out the Graduate Students Association web site at ../admin/GSA-history.html There you will find an updated calendar on the latest in history news. Some upcoming events include the "Open Trailer" on Friday, Oct. 15 from 4-6 p.m. in the History Annex and the Phi Alpha Theta Christmas Banquet on Friday, Dec. 10. Applications for the Spring 2000 fellowships will be available in a few weeks. More details will be posted soon. Finally, as you have probably heard by now, this is a monumental year for USD. The USD community has been celebrating its 50^th Anniversary throughout the year. On Nov. 8 there will be a lecture and reception by Dr. Engstrand and Dr. Sandra Robertson (Spanish Dept.) on the Renaissance backgrounds of San Diego de Alcalá. The Anniversary will run through the week and will conclude with the


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		began an on-line community, restricted to USD alumni only. Besides having job postings, chat rooms, and an alumni-only e-mail directory, you can also get a FREE e-mail account for life. To find out more, go to http://alumni.sandiego.edu/alumni/olc.htm/