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Affirmative Action in the Highway Construction: Los Angeles, Oakland and Boston. Reserch Materials (includes newspapers articles), 1988-1994

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series consists mostly of research notes, drafts of essays and lectures, charts and data sets, papers with accompanying correspondence and bibliographies related to Dr. Price’s pre and post doctoral studies. It also includes program information on several conferences and other academic events Dr. Price either participated as a lecturer or attendee. Main research topics deal with gender and race in the American and Asian workplaces, Affirmative Action policy as well as approaches to globalization and technology. Most of Price’s research projects have laid the foundation for the development of documentaries; examples include but are not limited to: Faces of Tradeswomen (1995) presented in the 1995 United Nations Women’s Conference in Hairou, China, Transnational Tradeswomen (2006) which was also inspired by the aforementioned conference, and Hammering It Out: Negotiating Gender and Race on a California Freeway (2000).

Dates

  • 1988-1994

Availability

Materials in this collection are open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 84 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 133 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

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