2019 Undergraduate UCSB History Theses

Chelsea Borg, “Unpaid Interns: “Breaking Persistent Barriers” without Employee Status and Anti-Discrimination Protections?” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: N. Lichtenstein.

Alex Bumpers, “Oil and Islam: The Central Role of Saudi Arabia in the Eisenhower Administration’s Middle East Policies from 1954 to 1958” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: S. Yaqub. History of Public Policy Senior Thesis Prize

Calvin Chiu, “How To Lose a Supreme Court Nominee in 115 Days: The Story of the Robert Bork Confirmation and Its Legacy Today” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: L. Kalman.

Ashlynn Deu Pree, “White by Association: The Mixed Marriage Policy of Japanese American Internees” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: P. Spickard.

Noah Fleishman, “Carter’s Middle Eastern Policy and the Egypt-Israel Peace Agreement” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: O. Amihay.

Nicholas Papazyan, “The Darkest Chapter in the Golden State: A Legal History of Coerced Eugenic Sterilization in California” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: M. Chàvez-Garcia.