I teach American history here at LBCC and was trained in graduate school as an urban historian (someone who focuses on the historical growth and development of cities). In my classes, instead of focusing just on “great men” (presidents, generals, business executives, etc.), we spend much of our time looking at workers, women, immigrants, people of color, soldiers in the trenches, and non-conformists. In learning about these Americans, we gain a broader and deeper knowledge of the American past.

A little about me: I grew up in Southern California, and left after high school to complete my B.S. at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. After that, I finished my M.A. in history at U.C. San Diego while on active duty in the Navy. I went on to receive my M.A. in Urban Education Policy and Ph.D. in American Studies from Brown University in Rhode Island. Before landing in Long Beach, I taught history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. I am the author of the book Bulls Markets: Chicago’s Basketball Business and the New Inequality, published by the University of Chicago Press. (You can learn more about my research and writing at www.seandinces.com.) I spend most of my free time reading and playing in the ocean.