Academic Portfolio

As a multi-ethnic woman (Mexican-Hawaiian-Chinese) and first generation scholar, Dr. Lani Cupchoy recognizes the barriers faced by women of color and other underserved populations in higher education and professionally. As a University educator with K-18 teaching experience since 1997, Dr. Cupchoy maintains a deep commitment to developing culturally relevant knowledges-pedagogies-practices and civic engagement that empowers communities stemming from innovative student-centered pedagogies, active-learning methods, and socially engaged projects. Grounded in community-based histories that have raised and nurtured her, Dr. Cupchoy seeks to continue improving equity and inclusion systems through teaching, scholarship, civic engagement and other creative works that deepens intellectual work and makes it accessible to broader audiences.

“The radical work of healing our communities remains central to civil rights activism and social justice struggles.” – Lani Cupchoy, Ph.D.

Lani Cupchoy, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D. History – United States and World History – University of California at Irvine
M.A. History – Transnational Asia, Latin America and US – California State University at Los Angeles
B.A. History – Focus on Asian-American Studies and Chicanx Studies – University of California at Los Angeles

Areas of Specialization

Public History, US Transnational-Global History, History of the Americas, Chicanx Latinx Studies, Asian American-Pacific Island Studies, Indigenous knowledge, Ethnic and Gender Studies, Critical Food Studies, Oral History-Testimonios, Visual & Digital Storytelling, Civic Engagement

Academic Appointments

Visiting Assistant Professor – Intercollegiate Department of Chicana(o) Latina(o) Studies – Pitzer College
Visiting Assistant Professor – Department of Education – Attallah College of Educational Studies – Chapman University
Visiting Assistant Professor – Intercollegiate Department of Chicana(o) Latina(o) Studies & Department of History – Pomona College
Lecturer – Departments of History & Chicana(o)-Latina(o) Studies – California State University at Los Angeles
Lecturer – Department of History – University of California at Irvine