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Dr. Emmanuel David Receives Award from Western History Association

Professors smiling with certificates at award ceremony.

Dr. Emmanuel David and Dr. Yumi Roth's Article, "," has been selected for the 2025 Vicki L. Ruiz Award for the best article on race in the North American West from the Western History Association!  The Ruiz Committee noted, “Emmanuel David and Yumi Janairo Roth's Playing Filipino provides an insightful contribution to the history of the American West through a transnational analysis of United States imperialism during the late nineteenth century by examine the racialized roles of "playing Filipino" for American audiences. Through their creative use of sources and close readings of photographs, performances, and ephemera, the authors uncover histories of resistance among those marginalized in both the archive and history memory.”

Congratulations Dr. David and Dr. Roth!