On behalf of the executive board and the membership of the Association for Asian American Studies, including the editorial board of the Journal of Asian American Studies, I would like to join the communities of academics and activists who are mourning the loss of Prof. Ronald Takaki.  A most worthy recipient of our association’s most recent Lifetime Achievement Award, Prof. Takaki was a towering figure in Asian American Studies, having pioneered in vividly historicizing the presence of Asians in America, taught countless students in the most critical and inspiring ways, and mentored hundreds of teachers and scholars who themselves have emulated his leadership in many campuses.  His body of work, including his books, essays, lectures, as well as his distinguished record of service to countless communities and families within and outside of academia, represent a most generous legacy of scholarship and service that will hold so many of us in gratitude and admiration. 

Rick Bonus

President

Association for Asian American Studies

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Rick Bonus

Associate Professor

Dept. of American Ethnic Studies

Univ. of Washington

Seattle, WA  98195-4380

(206) 543-3929