Perspectives
Mar 27, 2024 - The Haimish Hotel
The glory days of the “Borscht Belt” may have passed, but memories and the occasional building remain.
Mar 26, 2024 - Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938)
This Long Overdue tribute honors archivist and promoter of history Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, who died on June 10, 1938.
Mar 22, 2024 - Want to Write for the AHA?
Submit your application by Sunday, April 21!
Mar 21, 2024 - AHA Member Spotlight: Toshihiro Higuchi
Toshihiro Higuchi is an associate professor at Georgetown University. He lives in Washington, DC, and has been a member since 2021.
Mar 20, 2024 - Awards and Prizes
How does the AHA select winners of its awards and prizes?
Mar 19, 2024 - Resolution Passed at the 137th Business Meeting
This resolution passed on January 6 and was accepted by the Council on January 24, 2024.
Mar 18, 2024 - Bridging Cultures, Nourishing Souls
Can corn congee capture the essence of Chinese American cultural fusion?
Mar 14, 2024 - AHA Member Spotlight: Mara Cota
Mara Cota is an academic librarian and tenure-track faculty at San Diego State University Imperial Valley (a satellite campus of...
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Mar 18, 2024 - AHA Member Interviewed in IGN about Using Video Games to Teach History (March 2024)
AHA member Tore Olsson (Univ. of Tennessee) was interviewed by Wesley Yin-Poole for IGN about his use of the video game Red Dead Redemption as a…
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Mar 15, 2024 - AHA Letter Opposing Iowa Education Bill Featured in Media Coverage (March 2024)
The AHA’s letter opposing HF 2544, a bill that “directly encroaches on the authority and expertise of the members of the Iowa State Board…
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Mar 14, 2024 - TIME Publishes Article by AHA Researchers and Executive Director on K–12 Instruction and the ‘History Wars’
AHA researchers Nicholas Kryczka, Whitney E. Barringer, and Scot McFarlane, along with executive director Jim Grossman, wrote an article for TIME…
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Mar 12, 2024 - AHA Sends Letter of Concern about Missing Chinese Scholar (March 2024)
The AHA has sent a letter to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China expressing “concern for the fate of Professor Rahile…
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Mar 01, 2024 - AHA Member Authors Book on Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood (March 2024)
AHA member Davida Siwisa James has authored Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill (Fordham Univ. Press), which traces four centuries of the West Harlem…
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Mar 01, 2024 - AHA Member Awarded the Lewis Mumford Prize for Best Book in Planning History (March 2024)
Congratulations to AHA member Mike Amezcua (Georgetown Univ.), who has been awarded the Lewis Mumford Prize by the Society for American City and…
Teaching History with Integrity
The AHA, its members, and other historians find ourselves on the front lines of a conflict over America’s past, confronting opponents who are actively promoting ignorance in service of misleading notions of unity. Through Teaching History with Integrity, the AHA leads or participates in several initiatives to provide resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past. Historians have a crucial role to play as participants in public deliberations about how to engage students in truthful and rigorous inquiry in history classrooms.
The Pacific Coast Branch (PCB) of the American Historical Association was organized in 1903 to serve members of the American Historical Association living in the Western States of the United States and the Western Provinces of Canada. All members of the AHA living in those areas, therefore, are also members of the Branch.
The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and all professions. The AHA is a trusted voice advocating for history education, the professional work of historians, and the critical role of historical thinking in public life.
As a member, your dues support these and other initiatives:
- Revising introductory history courses to serve students from all backgrounds and prepare them for life in a complex society
- Rethinking doctoral education in history to improve student experience and increase historians’ impact within and beyond the academy
- Creating resources to support high school and college history teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Working to ensure the preservation of records and historians' access to archives