Erena Nakashima

Erena Nakashima is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in 20th-century US history and public history, focusing on the intersection of race, memory, and public space. Her dissertation examines the evolution of Black public history during the late twentieth century, examining the sustained efforts of Black Americans to collect, preserve, interpret, and highlight their historical experiences within public institutions.

B.A.: Chuo University Tokyo, Japan, 2018 (History)

M.A.: Georgetown University Washington, D.C., 2020 (MA in Global, International, and Comparative History Program (MAGIC))

2021 -2022 Graduate Assistant in Public History, Center for the City & Department of History, University of Cincinnati

2020 -2021 Teaching Assistant, Department of History , University of Cincinnati

2022 -2023 Teaching Assistant, Department of History , University of Cincinnati

Peer Reviewed Publications

Erena Nakashima (2025. ) "Finding Oil Under Your Front Porch: The Art of the First Americans Exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum in 1976".Ohio Valley History Journal, , 25 (2 ) ,3 - 20 More Information

Paper Presentations

Erena Nakashima (04-01-2022. ) “Finding Oil Under Your Front Porch”: The Art of the First Americans Exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum in 1976 .Florida International University. Conference. Level:National

Erena Nakashima (03-22-2024. ) Save Mount Moriah Church: Building A State African American Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, 1972 - 1984 .Temple University. Conference. Level:National

Symposium

Anne Delano Steinert, Kaya Burgin, Erena Nakashima, (10-06-2023. ) Lessons Learned: Challenges in Building Partnership between the University of Cincinnati and our African-American Neighbors .Columbus, Ohio. Conference. Level:State

08-2023 -05-2024 Taft Graduate Competitive Dissertation Fellowship Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Fellowship

2023 Rose Research and Travel Fellowship From Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University Status:Recipient Type:Fellowship

Academic - Department of History
Arts & Sciences Hall
Cincinnati   Ohio, 45221-0373
nakashea@mail.uc.edu