Benicia Historical Museum Coronavirus Quarantine Camelcast –Episode 5 –Rezanov and Concepción

Press release from the Benicia Historical Museum:

September 11, 2020

Our 2020 summer intern, Dean Putong is a senior at Yale University and a history and political science major who is also the President of his fraternity, Sigma Chi. A passionate and talented individual, Dean spent last summer studying foreign policy and political theory at the London School of Economics and has also been chosen as a Yale research assistant, contributing his time and efforts to several books due to be published in 2021. Dean says “I found my passion for history when I was very young, and museums played a vital role in that … I believe learning about history is vital for our society today. With the crises we’re currently experiencing, the past can give us context, references we can draw upon to find new solutions”.

This press release was produced by the Benicia Historical Museum. The views expressed here are the author’s own.