Department of History at CSUDH

Are you excited about public history? The State of California is developing three new state parks. Historians will be excited to note that one of them includes what remains of the government camps built to house Okie migrant workers in Kern County. This is the farm workers' camp featured in the Grapes of Wrath.

Governor Newsom Unveils Bold Vision for Biggest Expansion of State Parks in Decades, Adding Three New State Parks and Thousands of Acres to Existing Parks California State Parks

We’re hiring! Join our education team and advance Densho’s mission to share the history of Japanese American WWII incarceration in order to promote justice and equity today!

We’re hiring two Teacher Fellows and one Education & Public Programs intern.
About the Teacher Fellowship: Densho is seeking two K-12 educators in Texas to serve as Densho Teacher Fellows to support the development of curricula and resources to teach about Japanese American wartime incarceration. This position is a remote position, but they must teach in Texas. During the summer, one Densho Teacher Fellow will focus on providing a teacher’s lens on curriculum development about Crystal City Internment Camp, ensuring materials are classroom ready. The other Densho Teacher Fellow will review and give feedback on Densho’s education framework, as well as curated primary source collections, and help translate Densho’s resources into educational materials for K-12 educators.

About the Education & Public Programs Internship: Densho is seeking one Seattle-based hybrid intern who is either a current or recent graduate student in education, history, ethnic studies, or a related field, with experience teaching and/or working with K-12 students. The intern will be supporting projects in education and public programs, developing educational resources, and assisting with public programs. There is a requirement to work at Densho’s office in Seattle, and to support in-person events in and around the Seattle area, which includes occasional evening and weekend work.

Applications for both positions are due by May 1st. Learn more about these positions on our website.

History 334 students do an impromptu mini museum exhibit display on Gilded Age and Progressive Era reforms.

Today is Toro Giving Day! If you'd like to contribute, you can give here: https://www.csudh.edu/torofund/torogivingday/. Just scroll down to find the Jack Kilfoil Memorial Scholarship or the Pamela D. Emerson Environmental and Social Justice Endowed Scholarship.

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Discover Your Path in History at CSUDH
📅 Thursday, January 29
⏰ 4:00–5:15 PM
📍 LSU 326 / 327

Join the CSUDH History Department for an engaging and interactive orientation designed to help you connect, explore, and plan your future as a History student.

What to Expect
• Meet fellow History students
• Connect with History faculty and staff
• Learn about exciting academic, professional, and career-building opportunities
• Ask questions and get involved early!
Featured Opportunities
Explore programs and resources including:
• Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)
• History Club
• Mellon–Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
• History–Social Science Education Option
• The Toro Historical Review
• Internship Coordinator & Internship Opportunities
• Archival Internships
• Study Abroad Programs
• College of Education Teaching Credentials
• McNair Scholars Program
• Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentives Program Fellowships
• Panetta Congressional Internship
• Career Center Resources
• College Corps

🎓 Whether you’re interested in graduate school, teaching, public history, research, internships, or careers beyond the classroom, this event is for you!
All History students welcome.

Free museum tour!

Book a tour with us and catch up on all things Dominguez just in time for the Bicentennial Celebration this year. 🥳 Reserve a tour in advance for Sundays by hopping onto our website or clicking the link below: 👇
https://calendly.com/dramtours/public-tours?month=2026-01

You are invited to one of our Career Pathways talks. This one is focused on jobs in the California State Parks system. It will be held in II1300 at 11:30am in Tuesday, Nov. 4th.

You are invited to a talk tomorrow afternoon at 4pm in II 3320.

Resources for Federal Historians - AHA Published March 2025, Updated October 2025. The American Historical Association supports historians employed by the federal government. We appreciate the important work they do every day to preserve, chronicle, and interpret American history. The AHA re...

Our students do well!

No institutions do more to help people build better lives and brighter futures for themselves and their communities than America’s public colleges and universities. The CSU continues to offer life-changing degree opportunities at some of the most affordable rates in the country. 🎓

Three CSU campuses are proving the value of a degree—California State University, Dominguez Hills (No. 16), Stanislaus State (No. 20), and California State University, Los Angeles (No. 22) all earned spots on Forbes’ 2026 list of the Top 25 Colleges with the Highest Payoff.

Read about more recent college rankings lists that confirm the CSU’s high return on investment: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/CSUs-Top-California-Colleges-for-ROI.aspx

No institutions do more to help people build better lives and brighter futures for themselves and their communities than America’s public colleges and universities. The CSU continues to offer life-changing degree opportunities at some of the most affordable rates in the country. 🎓

Three CSU campuses are proving the value of a degree—California State University, Dominguez Hills (No. 16), Stanislaus State (No. 20), and California State University, Los Angeles (No. 22) all earned spots on Forbes’ 2026 list of the Top 25 Colleges with the Highest Payoff.

Read about more recent college rankings lists that confirm the CSU’s high return on investment: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/CSUs-Top-California-Colleges-for-ROI.aspx