Hagedorn
October 1st, 2006Yesterday I discovered a reference to John Hagedorn, Associate Professor, Deparment of Criminal Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago. I had to chuckle at the coincidence — the detective in PARK RIDGE has a BA and MA from UIC — in criminal justice!
I sent email to John, assuring him that we were not related, remarking on the coincidence. He responded with, “Of course you know of Jessica Hagedorn (Dogeaters, no relation. I am a dog lover) and Ann Hagedorn who has just done a book on the Underground Railroad. Hagedorns Rule!!!
Ann Hagedorn Auerbach’s book, Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Other books include: Savage Peace: America in 1919, Ransom: The Untold Story of International Kidnapping, Wild Ride: The Rise and Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America’s Premier Racing Dynasty.
Jessica Hagedorn is known as a novelist, poet, multimedia and performance artist. Her books include Dogeaters (which John mentioned), Charlie Chan Is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction, Dream Jungle, The Gangster of Love, Burning Heart: A Portrait of the Philippines, and Danger and Beauty.
“John M. Hagedorn is the author of People and Folks: Gangs, Crime and the Underclass in a Rustbelt City, and Forsaking Our Children: Bureaucracy and Reform in the Child Welfare System. He has studied gangs in Milwaukee for 15 years, most recently as principal investigator in the Posse and Homegirl Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Urban Research Center. He is now investigating the business of drugs and the underground economy.” MORE
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