This Week In American History: On May 26, 2009 Ronald Takaki passed away. Markedly, in the early 1980s Professor Takaki assisted with developing America’s first Ph.D. program in comparative ethnic studies at UC Berkeley, his alma mater. He authored nearly a dozen books, one of which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Early Life In Hawaii Ronald Takaki was born on April 12, 1939 in … [Read more...]