ROUTES Project

Members

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¶ 3 Leave a comment on paragraph 3 0 Trevor Ezaki is a Fourth-year History major at UCSC. Trevor is part of the design group for the ROUTES Project, using his design skills to produce various material for the project like brochures. Trevor also helps in the design of potential user interfaces for the app ROUTES is creating.

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¶ 7 Leave a comment on paragraph 7 0 My name is Ashley Overhouse and I am originally from San Jose, California. I am currently a Kresge College fourth year, Double Major in Literature and History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I am the director of Corporate Marketing for the Business Group within the Routes project. I am participating in the Routes project because I am very passionate about developing and improving the application of digital resources within higher education. Through Routes I am also learning valuable business and collaboration skills that I will be able to apply to my future career. I am very excited to work with this inspiring organization in the future.

¶ 8 Leave a comment on paragraph 8 0 Terry Randolph is someone who finds interest in history. So much of what has happened in the past has shaped the present, and continues to shape the future. One of the things he fondly remembers most is having history conversations with his father, who always taught him there was more to history than just events, that context weaves itself into the timeline. Other things that Terry enjoys are creative writing (currently working on writing a book series), playing guitar, acting, eating, hanging out with friends and getting to meet new people. Terry is part of the Business Design Group and is in charge of Human Resources.

¶ 9 Leave a comment on paragraph 9 0 Emily Roos (eroos@ucsc.edu) is an undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz majoring in History with a concentration on Asia and the Islamic World. She is particularly interested in the study of Pre-Meiji Restoration Japan, as well as Okinawa. She is greatly looking forward to studying Japanese Language and Culture at Doshisha University in Kyoto during Spring/Summer 2012. Emily is associated with the Design group of the ROUTES Project.

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¶ 11 Leave a comment on paragraph 11 0 Brian Carolus is an undergraduate double major in History and Political Science at UC Santa Cruz, with respective concentrations in the Asia/Islamic World and Comparative Politics fields. His primary research interest focuses on a broad assessment of contemporary and historical interactions between international political spheres, with emphasis upon contemporary/historical interactions between Western powers and the Asian continent. Brian recently served an internship in the U.S. Congress with UC’s UCDC Program for the fall of 2010, under former rep. Jane Harman of California’s 36th congressional district.

¶ 12 Leave a comment on paragraph 12 0 Hello my name is Scott Alfieri and I am a senior at UCSC majoring in History of Asia and the Islamic world and film. I am involved with the Routes project to help tell the stories of the collapse of transnational empires to create better understanding and peace between the peoples of the world and to work with my amazingly talented and driven peers.

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¶ 14 Leave a comment on paragraph 14 0 Kyle Wojnar (kwojnar@ucsc.edu) is an undergraduate student of History and Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His primary research interest is Japan between 1868 and 1945 as well as the Pacific War. His secondary research interests include Asia, the Eastern Front of World War II, World War I, the evolution of American Roots Music and the historical implementation of non-violence. Kyle is associated with the Research group of the ROUTES Project looking into individual stories of those on Wake island.

¶ 15 Leave a comment on paragraph 15 0 Melissa Li (melissa.li.830@gmail.com) is an undergraduate student of Molecular Biology major and  East Asian Studies with a concentration in Japanese History minor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Even with her academic focus in the biological sciences, she has been interested in Japan and it’s history and connections to other countries ever since studying at Ryukoku University for a month on Kyoto’s culture and the communities that reside in it. Melissa is attached to the Research group of the ROUTES Project

¶ 16 Leave a comment on paragraph 16 0 Loc Le is a History major at UCSC who is from Huntington Beach, California. He is in charge of the social media aspect of the ROUTES Project. When asked why he is involved in the project, he answered “This project is the greatest experience as an Undergraduate. I feel that History majors in Universities never have the opportunity to do historical research. This project did not just teach me how to research but also gave me opportunities to do web design and digitize documents.”

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¶ 18 Leave a comment on paragraph 18 0 Dave De Leon (dgdeleon@ucsc.edu) has spent the last four years studying history while at Fresno City College in his native Central Valley, since entering UC Santa Cruz he has managed to lock down his interests, specializing in Asia & The Islamic World. He has just completed his first full academic year at UCSC and is looking to graduate with BA by June of 2012. Through the Japanese Empire course offered by Professor Alan Christy, Dave was drafted into the ROUTES Project. Always willing to share concepts and ideas on the project and its various aspect, he is still looking for his pivotal role to play. He also belongs to Porter Senate, where he is the head of Public Relations for the oncoming academic year.

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¶ 20 Leave a comment on paragraph 20 0 Thomas Dollar is a 4th year undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, majoring in History of the Americas and Africa. The emphasis of his studies has mainly been within the boundaries of United States History. Currently he is undertaking a senior thesis focusing on the US civilian internees captured on Wake Island, their imprisonment during World War II, and the post affects of their experience. Thomas is the head of the Research group for the ROUTES Project.

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¶ 22 Leave a comment on paragraph 22 0 Alan Christy is an Associate Professor in the History Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He specializes in modern Japanese and East Asian history. He received his B.A. from Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1996. He has been teaching at UC Santa Cruz since 1995 and was a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo from 2004 to 2006. He has two forthcoming books, one on the history of folk studies in Japan and one a translation of a two-volume study by one of Japan’s leading medieval historians, Amino Yoshihiko, called Rethinking Japanese History. Alan has taken an advising role within the ROUTES Project, primarily assisting student researchers in finding potential sources for stories.

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