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Welcome to Department of History

The Department of History at SF State supports the rights of all who come here in search of an education.
Dreamers and Immigrants. All genders and sexualities.
All ages and religions. All ethnicities and races.
All disabilities and abilities. All who strive to achieve.
All who wish to learn.
We need your perspectives in our classrooms.
We, all of us together, are the stuff of which history is made.

News & Announcements

Professors standing in front of American flag

Professors Write for Time Magazine on Filipino Farmworkers Leading 1960s Grape Strike

Essay co-written by Dawn Mabalon, late associate professor of History, is among 11 notable moments in Asian American history to be featured.

Stein weighs in on LGBTQ representation in public office

Professor of History Marc Stein discussed the need for better political representation for the LGBTQ community in a widely reprinted

Constitution and Citizenship Day 2020: The Unfinished Work of Suffrage

Conference Agenda and Link to Department Consitution Day Webpage below.

Events

30th Anniversary of ADA: #ADA30InColor

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Disability Visibility Book Launch

Saturday, July 25, 2020

History Department Orientation JUNE 30th ZOOM Information

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Zoom Meeting Room, Link Provided

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