Expertise

Ayanna Yonemura, Ph.D., is a scholar of race, culture, and public policy. She is the author of two books, Women, Wars, and Public Policies and Race, Nation, War. Her research explores the intersections of race, culture, and public policy through feminist and comparative lenses. She is particularly interested uncovering hidden histories which shed light on public policy. She mentors undergraduate researchers in her role as the director of the Intercultural Oral and Deaf History Project.

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Honors

Honors in major
University of California, Santa Cruz (United States, Santa Cruz) - UCSC
Honors thesis
University of California, Santa Cruz (United States, Santa Cruz) - UCSC

Organizational Affiliations

Lecturer, Sociology Department

Director, Intercultural Oral and Deaf History Project, College of SS&IS

Lecturer, Ethnic Studies Department

Education

Urban Planning
PhD, University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles)

Luskin School of Public Affairs

African Studies
MA, University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles)

International Institute

Independent Studies/German Studies
BA, University of California, Santa Cruz (United States, Santa Cruz) - UCSC