Ronald toshiyuki takaki (april 12, 1939 – may 26, 2009) was an american academic, historian, ethnographer and author. Born in pre-statehood hawaii, takaki studied at the college of wooster. A history of multicultural america, professor ronald takaki examines the challenges we face in reconciling our differences and forming a secure, sustainable.
Mar 7, 2023ronald takaki's beloved revisionist history of america, praised by howard zinn as "a bold and refreshing new approach to our national history," now featuring a foreword from clint smith,. Apr 28, 2023takaki was a popular teacher who emphasized the potential of critical thinking and writing skills as revolutionary tools. Takaki is careful as he threads his needle through history.
A prodigious scholar, takaki authored almost a dozen books between the early 1970s and 2002, including the critically acclaimed iron cages: May 28, 2009takaki served as chair of ethnic studies from 1975-77, and in the mid-1980s established at uc berkeley the nation's first doctorate program in ethnic studies.