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Christine (Tina) G. Reardon

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History / Asian American Studies
Lecturer

M.A. History, Georgetown University
B.A. East Asian Studies, Connecticut College

Department of History
University of Connecticut
855 University Dr.
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: (860) 626-6819
Fax: (860) 626-6847

Email: tina.reardon@uconn.edu


Areas of Specialty / Research Interest

Asian political and cultural history, The Asian American experience, Film and literature

Courses Taught


AASI 3201: Intro. to Asian American Studies

History 1800: Roots of Traditional Asia

History 3809: East Asia Since Mid-19 th Century

History 3101W: History Through Fiction ( Asia)

AASI/History 3531: Japanese Americans and World War II

History 3998: Views of China Through Film

NTD 1800: First Year Experience

 

Biography


Christine Reardon holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Connecticut College and a M.A. in History from Georgetown University. She was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 1979 to pursue a one-year research project in The People’s Republic of China, Israel, and Great Britain on “The Transmission of Social and Political Values to Children in Early Childcare Facilities.” Before beginning her career at the University of Connecticut, she was a teacher and administrator at The Harvey School, in Katonah, New York. Prior to that she served as a political analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency.
   

Selected Publications / Exhibitions / Awards


Consider Your Options: Business Opportunities for Liberal Arts Graduates . Washington, D.C.: Association of American Colleges, 1983.

Co-author, Australia and New Zealand contributions, Yearbook on International Communist Affairs, Stanford University: Hoover Institution Press, 1985, 1986.

 

Community / University Service

 

Torrington Campus Academic Plan Committee, leader

Torrington Master Plan Committee, member

Torrington Campus Bachelor of General Studies Oversight Committee, member

Torrington Campus Faculty Development Committee, member

Connecticut Community Foundation, Trustee and Scholarship Committee chair

Litchfield Board of Education

Oliver Wolcott Library (Litchfield, CT ), board member

 

(September 2008)