Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves is a scholar of comparative cultural studies and a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. A Fulbright scholar and former interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Theo has taught in the U.S., Spain, and the Philippines since 1991. His publications include Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects (2023), which won the Smithsonian Secretary’s Research Prize. An accomplished musician and former president of the Association for Asian American Studies, Theo currently serves on the board of the American Council of Learned Societies.