and AHC’s Speakers Bureau
AHC has identified speakers bureau presentations that fit the following We the People themes: constitutional values/civil rights, ethnic diversity, immigration experiences, religious tolerance, and western expansion. These are suggested programs; you may find other programs in our catalog which are appropriate for a We the People program. We encourage local communities to develop a speaker series that explores American institutions, history and culture from these and other perspectives. AHC staff are available to assist with program planning.
To apply for a speaker, please consult the Speakers Bureau Guidelines for eligibility and instructions. Please note on your application that this will be a We the People program.
We the People Speakers Bureau Themes:
- Constitutional Values/Civil Rights
- Ethnic Diversity
- Immigration Experiences
- Religious Tolerance
- Western Expansion
Constitutional Values/Civil Rights
Karen J. Leong
Japanese-American Internment in Arizona
Mary Melcher
Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail: Marking Their Sites
Brooks D. Simpson
Emancipation and the Destruction of Slavery, 1861–1865
Santos C. Vega
The Repatriation of Mexican and Mexican American Citizens in the 1930s
Matthew C. Whitaker
Race Work: The Rise of Civil Rights in the Urban West
Ethnic Diversity
Peter MacMillan Booth
Native Borders: Arizona’s American Indian Reservations
Elizabeth Larson-Keagy
Who Lives in Arizona? Arizona’s Changing Demography
Karen J. Leong
Japanese Americans in Arizona
Risa Mallin
Lure of the West: Arizona’s Jewish Pioneers
Santos C. Vega
Mexican American History and Culture in Transition
Matthew C. Whitaker
The African American Experience in Arizona: 500 Years of History
Edward Williams
The Southern Connection: The Meaning of Mexico for Arizona and the U.S.
Immigration Experience
Elena Díaz Björkquist
In the Shadow of the Smokestack
Brian Gratton
Four Hundred Years of Immigration to America: Ethnicity, Public Opinion and Policy, 1607 to 2007
Refugees in America, Refugees in Arizona
Karen J. Leong
Asian Americans in Arizona
Richard E. Wentz
Who Are the Pennsylvania Dutch?
Religious Tolerance
Albrecht Classen
Early History of Arizona: German Jesuits as Founders of Arizona
Jay Craváth
The Music and Ritual of Arizona’s Native Americans
Barbara Jaquay
Descansos: Marking Passages
Santos C. Vega
Encountering God Through the Mexican American Experience
Richard E. Wentz
Religion, Politics, and American Public Life
Western Expansion
Robert E. Kravetz
Healthseekers in Arizona
Geta LeSeur
Not All Okies Are White: Randolph, Arizona, 1930s–1950s
Risa Mallin, Phoenix
Bold, Brave and Beautiful: Jewish Women Who Helped Build the West
Gregory McNamee
The Opening of the Frontier and the Closing of the West
Philip VanderMeer
Transforming Desert Visions: The Growth of Phoenix, 1860–2006
