Valdez-Ono, Salvador
Bio
Salvador Valdez-Ono is a fourth-year PhD student whose research bridges ecological anthropology and archaeology. He earned his BA in Anthropology from Arizona State University, where he focused on the broad spectrum of environmental archaeology. Currently, he works at Amache, a Japanese-American internment camp, examining the site and its perceptions through the lens of resilience theory, resource usage, diaspora, social networks, and the making of place. His work considers not only the physical remains of Amache but also the relationships, developments, and ideas that temporally surround it.
In addition to his research, Valdez-Ono has extensive fieldwork instruction experience, having taught and supervised students in archaeological methods and ethical, community-collaborative research practices. He has been an invited chapter author for publications on community collaborative archaeology, contributing to the growing discourse on ethical engagement and knowledge co-production in the field.
Degrees
Anthropology, University of Maryland - MAA
Anthropology, Arizona State University - BA
Anthropology, Moorpark College - AA
Areas of Interest
- Resilience
- Social networks
- Historical archaeology
- Japanese-American internment
- Resource usage
- Placemaking and perceptions
