I am originally from California, but completed my undergraduate studies at Arizona State University with my BA in Anthropology, focusing on the broad spectrum of environmental archaeology. I now am an ecological anthropologist and archaeologist that works at Amache, a Japanese-American internment camp. I examine the site and perceptions of Amache through a lens of resilience theory, social networks, resource usage, and the making of place, looking not only at the physical site itself but the relationships, developments, and ideas that temporally surround Amache.

Areas of Interest

  • Resilience
  • Social networks
  • Historical archaeology
  • Japanese-American internment
  • Resource usage
  • Placemaking and perceptions
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Degrees

  • Degree Type
    BA
    Degree Details
    Anthropology, Arizona State University
  • Degree Type
    AA
    Degree Details
    Anthropology, Moorpark College

Conferences

  • Society for Applied Anthropology 2023
Research Topics
Heritage
Environment
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Department of Anthropology
Email
svaldezo [at] umd.edu