Diana Johnson

Originally from Washington state, Diana Johnson received her BA from Eastern Washington University and her MA and PhD in History from the University of California Davis.  Dr. Johnson specializes in the history of race and ethnicity in the United States, political activism, and oral history.  She is currently completing a book manuscript chronicling the history of multiracial coalition building and transnational politics among Black, Native American, Asian American and Chicanx activists based in Seattle during the 1970s and 1980s. Before joining CSUSB, Diana Johnson served as Assistant Professor of History and Global Black Studies at SUNY Purchase. She has also worked as an advisor for the McNair Scholars Program at UC Davis and as an instructor for Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison.