The construction of the First Los Angeles Aqueduct from 1907 to 1913 was an event that forever transformed the environmental, political, and social landscapes of California, especially in the Los Angeles and Owens Valley regions. The magnitude of this . . .

The history of the Japanese who lived in Placer County, California, is both similar to and very different from the story of other Japanese Americans in the first half of the twentieth century. Placer County Japanese Americans came early in the century . . .

Maria Edgeworth’s, Castle Rackrent, has been considered as both a regional and historical novel, with scholars such as Katherine O’Donnell and Walter Allen arguing that it stands as the forerunner to the genres of historical and regional fiction. Simi . . .

The work I present in the Graduate Exhibition combines painting, fiber art, collage, and printmaking to examine withholding and restraint. My work conceals secrets through layering and subtle shifts of tension while drawing on memory and silence to em . . .

This essay examines Edith Wharton's integration of the then-developing science of anthropology in her novels. Wharton's innovation here is to apply an anthropological lens not to a foreign culture but to America itself. Through this technique, Wharton . . .

Students of high school world history courses around the country often struggle to remain engaged and interested in the subject (Wiersma, 2008). Additionally, unwillingness to complete assignments is affecting their achievements and lowering their gra . . .