American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1994) Winner
Ronald Toshiyuki Takaki
ロナルド・トシユキ・タカキ
Ronald Toshiyuki Takaki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-04-12 （Oahu, Hawaii Territory, U.S.）
- Died
- 2009-05-26 （Berkeley, California, U.S.） age 70
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Palolo, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. → Wooster, Ohio, U.S. (college) → Los Angeles, California, U.S. (UCLA) → Berkeley, California, U.S. (UC Berkeley)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic, Ethnographer, Author, Professor
- Active Years
- 1966-2009
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Wooster | — | — | BA | 1957–1961 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | MA | 1961–1962 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | PhD | 1962–1967 | United States |
College of Wooster
Degree:
BA
Period:
1957–1961
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree in History
University of California, Berkeley
Degree:
MA
Period:
1961–1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
United States
Master's degree in American History
University of California, Berkeley
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1962–1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
Doctoral dissertation on American slavery (later published as a book)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lifetime Achievement Award (Association for Asian American Studies) | — | — | Association for Asian American Studies | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award (Bay Area Book Reviewers Association) | — | — | Bay Area Book Reviewers Association | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Asia Pacific Council Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Asia Pacific Council | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Society of American Historians honor | — | — | Society of American Historians | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Messenger Lectureship (Cornell University) | — | — | Cornell University | 選出／招待 |
Lifetime Achievement Award (Association for Asian American Studies)
2009
Organization:
Association for Asian American Studies
Result:
受賞
Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award (Bay Area Book Reviewers Association)
2002
Organization:
Bay Area Book Reviewers Association
Result:
受賞
Asia Pacific Council Lifetime Achievement Award
2002
Organization:
Asia Pacific Council
Result:
受賞
Society of American Historians honor
1995
Organization:
Society of American Historians
Result:
受賞
Messenger Lectureship (Cornell University)
1993
Organization:
Cornell University
Result:
選出／招待
Awards & Nominations
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (1994) Winner
Works
Major Works
Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
1989 History / Ethnic studiesA comprehensive history of Asian Americans that examines immigration, labor, community formation, and the stereotypes (such as the model minority myth) that have shaped perceptions of Asian Americans in the United States.
Immigration historyRace and ethnicityLabor historyIdentity
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
1993 History / Multicultural studiesReinterprets American history from a multicultural perspective, challenging traditional single-narrative accounts by highlighting the contributions and experiences of multiple ethnic groups.
MulticulturalismRacial issuesRe-visioning historySocial justice
Bibliography
- A Pro-slavery Crusade: The Agitation to Reopen the African Slave Trade
- Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii, 1835-1920
- Violence in the Black Imagination: Essays and Documents
- From Different Shores: Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America
- Issei and Nisei: The Settling of Japanese America
- From the Land of Morning Calm: The Koreans in America
- Ethnic Islands: The Emergence of Urban Chinese America
- India in the West: South Asians in America
- Hiroshima: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb
- Tracing Cultures
- Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
- Iron Cages: Race and Culture in Nineteenth-Century America
- Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II
- Debating Diversity: Clashing Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America
- A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet accessible proseMultidisciplinary (social history, labor history, racial history)Combination of empirical research and narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Immigrant experienceIdentity and belongingLabor and classStructures of race and discrimination
Health
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Multiple sclerosis約20年Caused physical difficulties in later life and, according to family reports, was a factor related to his suicide.
Legacy
Ronald Takaki was a pioneer in Asian American history and multicultural studies, prompting a re-visioning of American history. Through teaching and writing he significantly shaped ethnic studies and influenced both academia and the broader public.
Academic Societies
- Association for Asian American Studies (recognized)
Quotes
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When I walked into the classroom I discovered it was held in a huge auditorium - 500 seats and every seat was taken, and students were sitting in the aisles... As I made my way to the front of the auditorium all of a sudden a silence descended in this room and their eyes were riveted on me and I could just feel them saying to themselves, 'Funny, he doesn't look black'.
Source: C-SPAN interview (recollection of his first day teaching) (2004)
Trivia
- As a boy he earned the nickname "10-toes Takaki."
- Married Carol Rankin in 1961; the couple had three children.
- Reported to have died by suicide on May 26, 2009.