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In this episode, we are thinking historically with Amy Gusick, Curator of Anthropology and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Officer at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Gusick helps us think historically about the origins of Los Angeles and why understanding those origins matter today. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Andrew Tremel, Visitor Operations Manager at the United States Capitol Visitor Center. Tremel helps us think historically about the historical significance of the United States Capitol during the middle of the 19th century as a place to see the sectional tensions that defined much of the antebellum period, especially regarding the existence of slavery in the U.S. For an overview of virtual programming, go to Virtual Classroom | U.S. Capitol - Visitor Center. Additionally, check out these three programs that can be done virtually: VOTE!Democracy Lab in the ClassroomCreating Capitol Symbols Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Joes Segal, Chief Curator and Director of Programming at The Wende Museum in Culver City, California. Segal addresses the importance of culture as a historical artifact and core part of the Wende Museum's mission. Additionally, we discuss the concept of futurism, its origins in art, how it is revealed in Afrofuturism, and how the mindset can shape the way we think about the present. The Wende Museum's upcoming exhibit, Competing Cosmologies (Nov. 2026-Oct. 2027) will explore many of the themes discussed in this episode. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Christal Tongish, Education Program Manager at the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park. Tongish helps us think historically about the importance of canals to the early United States and the particular role that the C&O played in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Lynn Yamasaki, Director of Education at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). Yamasaki helps us think historically about Japanese American history in Los Angeles as well as the broader Japanese American experience in the United States, especially in and around World War II. She also talks through the ways that JANM preserves Japanese American history.  Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Paul Ramshaw, a member at Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington D.C. Ramshaw helps us think historically about the origins of Luther Place, the erection of the Martin Luther statue that remains in the front of the church, and how the church and statue can be seen as a United States place-based symbol within the context and historical legacy of the Protestant Reformation. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Eugene Moy, president of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California. Moy helps us think historically about Chinatown in Los Angeles as well as the broader Chinese American experience in Southern California. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Lloyd Barba, Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College. Dr. Barba helps us think historically about the Delano Grape Strike and more broadly, the Farmworker's Movement. Dr. Barba also provides insights into the role of religion in the Farmworker's Movement and the life of Cesar Chavez. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org. Below are links to resources mentioned in the conversation: El Malcriado from April 1966 https://libraries.ucsd.edu/farmworkermovement/ufwarchives/elmalcriado/1966/April%2010,%201966.pdf Plan of Delano https://chavez.cde.ca.gov/modelcurriculum/teachers/lessons/resources/Documents/plan_of_delano.pdf UCSD Farmworker Movement Documentary Project https://libraries.ucsd.edu/farmworkermovement/

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Kevin Bryant, Park Ranger with the National Park Service at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. Bryant helps us think historically about Frederick Douglass, his love and use of portraits, and his Washington, D.C. house, now a national historic site. The conversation explores the many ways in which Douglass saw portraits as opportunity to emphasize his humanity in the fight to end slavery and bring more racial equality. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Frank Feltens, PhD, Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art . Dr. Feltens helps us think historically about the Edo period of Japan, the art produced during this period, and the intersection of art and gender roles. The conversation highlights how the role of women changed over time in medieval to early modern Japan. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Alexandria Wood, Associate Director of Education and Public Programs at Ford's Theatre Society. Ms. Wood help us think historically about the place that is the Ford's Theatre, it's intersection with the Civil War, and it's history as a historic landmark. This episode explores the story of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the power of place in historical memory. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Jennifer Epstein Rudnick, an Education Specialist and Park Ranger with the National Park Service at the National Mall and Memorial Parks. Ranger Jenn helps us think historically about the of memorials in teaching history. In particular we discuss the Korean War Memorial in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This episode explores broader themes of memorials and monuments and how they can spark dialogue, an essential component of democracy. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Jocelyn Kho, Student Programs Coordinator, and David Rodgers, Gallery Educator at the National Portrait Gallery. Ms. Kho and Mr. Rodgers help us think historically about the role the role of portraits and portraiture in early America. This episode explores how portraits provide context, tell stories, and give insight into the lived experiences of the diverse population in early America. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Alexandra Montgomery, Director of the Center for Digital History at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Dr. Montgomery helps us think historically about the role Mount Vernon played in the American Revolution, as well as how the historic site preserves certain artifacts and documents that better tell that history. This episode explores themes around disease, enslavement, and emancipation during the American Revolution as it relates to Mount Vernon. Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.

In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of History Emerita at Baruch College & the Graduate Center, CUNY. Dr. Berkin helps us think historically about how women impacted the American Revolution, as well as how the American Revolution impacted women in America. Dr. Berkin also addresses women's history more broadly, discussing part of the process, as she experienced it, in elevated women's history in an academic setting. This episode is part of Thinking Nation's curriculum series, "Thinking Historically About." In each episode, a scholar helps us better understand the driving questions that students are engaging with in our curriculum.