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.

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.

Ciaran Hiney, “Resilient Beyond Measure: Japanese American Coping Mechanisms during World War II Internment” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: P. Spickard.

Jeffrey Kaplan, “To Mislead and Misrepresent: The Failure of the Ninth Census” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: R. Bergstrom.

Sarah Kinane, “How Reagan Starved Children: The History of California’s School Lunches Under the Reagan Administration” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: E. Rappaport.

Julia Madden-Fulk, “From ‘Early Days’ to Alcatraz: A History of Native American Engagement with Public Space in California, 1890-Present” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: Prof. Bergstorm.

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.

James R. Paules, “One Tide, Separate Shores Towards a Delocalized Colonial Studies” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: M. Chikowero.

Shervin Rafie, “The Eisenhower Doctrine in Syria: Intervention Behind the Scenes” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: S. Yaqub.

Kristina Ruvalcaba, “The Pacific Research Institute’s Influence on Labor, Education, and Healthcare” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019). Mentor: N. Lichtenstein.