Eduardo Obregón Pagán
Encyclopedia
Eduardo Obregón Pagán is the Bob Stump Endowed Professor of History at Arizona State University, and one of the hosts of the PBS
popular series History Detectives
since 2008.
in 1987, an M.A. from the University of Arizona
in 1989, another MA from Princeton University
in 1991, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1996. While at Princeton he was an exchange scholar at Yale University
.
He was an acting assistant dean of students at Princeton University (1991–1992), a faculty member at Williams College
(1995–2000), a program officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities
(2000–2004), and department chair of Language, Cultures, and History at Arizona State University (2004–2008).
He has also appeared in the 2002 episode Zoot Suit Riots on PBS’s American Experience
.
Frequent guest lecturer on topics such as American West, Latinos in the United States
, American youth subculture
, American religion.
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
popular series History Detectives
History Detectives
History Detectives is a documentary television series on PBS. A group of researchers help people to seek answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure...
since 2008.
Biography
A native of Mesa, Arizona, Eduardo Pagán received his BA from Arizona State UniversityArizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
in 1987, an M.A. from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in 1989, another MA from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1991, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1996. While at Princeton he was an exchange scholar at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
He was an acting assistant dean of students at Princeton University (1991–1992), a faculty member at Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
(1995–2000), a program officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
(2000–2004), and department chair of Language, Cultures, and History at Arizona State University (2004–2008).
He has also appeared in the 2002 episode Zoot Suit Riots on PBS’s American Experience
American Experience
American Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service Public television stations in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history...
.
Frequent guest lecturer on topics such as American West, Latinos in the United States
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
, American youth subculture
Youth subculture
A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviors, and interests. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family, work, home and school...
, American religion.
Books
- Eduardo Obregón Pagán. Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003)
- Historic Photos of Phoenix (Nashville: Turner Publishing, 2007), winner of Arizona Book Publisher’s Association 2008 Glyph Award