From AHA:
We are proud to announce that AHA president Vicki L. Ruiz will be among the 10 honorees for this year’s ceremony, to be held September 10. … Vicki L. Ruiz serves as the 2015 president of the American Historical Association. She is Distinguished Professor of history and Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine.

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