With great sadness, the ASA Department announced that our beloved senior lecturer Dr. Isao Fujimoto passed away on February 25th, 2022. Dr. Isao Fujimoto was a scholar activist who co-founded our Asian American Studies Department and UC Davis' Community Development programs. Below is the website page to his obituary from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Below is also graduate student Scott Tsuchitani's digital exhibition project that honors Dr. Fujimoto's life and legacy. Please click the following to learn about Dr. Fujimoto's history.
The ASA Department plans to hold a memorial service in April 21st, 2022 at Davis. For more information, please contact our Program Coordinator Angel at anjtruong@ucdavis.edu.
Remembering Dr. Isao Fujimoto (ASA Obituary for Dr. Isao Fujimoto)
https://asa.ucdavis.edu/remembering-dr-isao-fujimoto
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ Obituary for Dr. Isao Fujimoto
https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-scholar-and-activist-isao-fujimoto-dies-89
Isao Fujimoto Life & Legacy Digital Exhibition
https://asa.ucdavis.edu/photo-galleries/isao-fujimoto-life-legacy
UC Davis Library's Obituary for Dr. Isao Fujimoto
https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/news/isao-fujimoto-food-justice-and-resilience/