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Cheryl Yin gives virtual talk for Cluster on Language Research workshop
13 June 2024Cheryl Yin, assistant professor of anthropology, gave a virtual talk titled “How Not to Talk to Monks: Dysfluency in the Buddhist Monk Register among Cambodians” for the Cluster on Language Research workshop at University of California–Davis.
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WWII vet Dan Dougherty ’49 flies to France to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day Outside link
10 June 2024SOAN alum Dan Dougherty ’49, World War II veteran and one of the last surviving liberators of the Dachau Concentration Camp, traveled to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. His trip was covered by CBS News for a piece titled, “WWII vet from Northern California flies to France to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day” and by KCRA for a piece titled, “Fairfield WWII veteran to tour France for 80th D-Day anniversary.”
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Daniel Williams, associate professor of sociology and Africana studies at Carleton, and Chielo Eze, director of Africana studies at Carleton, were awarded a 2024 Curriculum Innovation faculty grant from the Carleton Faculty Curricular Planning Committee to support collaborative work on the curricular development of the Africana Studies program.
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SOAN major Anna Frankel ’24 received second place in the 2024 Center for Global and Regional Studies (CGRS) Travel Writing Contest with “My Cat, Cloyd”
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Cheryl Yin, assistant professor of anthropology at Carleton, published “Cambodian Refugees and Michigan Sponsors: One Story of Non-Kin Relationships in Refugee Resettlement” in the Journal of American Studies. It recounts her mother’s refugee resettlement story in Michigan and her relationship with her American sponsors.
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Bonnie Pitblado ’90 named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Outside link
22 April 2024SOAN alum Bonnie Pitblado ’90, a researcher at the University of Oklahoma, was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest scientific society.
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Moe Kojima ’24 presents at American College Dance Conference with Carleton Semaphore Repertory Dance Company
11 April 2024SOAN major and GWSS minor Moe Kojima ’24 presented before a national panel of adjudicators at the American College Dance Conference, held this year at St. Olaf, with the Carleton Semaphore Repertory Dance Company. The company performed in the adjudicated concert with works by guest artist Elayna Waxse and by senior dance major d’Auria. Kojima performed an original solo in the Informal Concert.
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SOAN and Dance alum Phil Chan ’06 was interviewed by the Star Tribune for a piece titled “‘10,000 Dreams’ at Northrop seeks to celebrate Asian choreography and end stereotypes.” The piece features Chan’s co-curated dance program 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography and his creative journey to combat Asian stereotypes in dance.
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Cheryl Yin interviewed by The 19th about Khmer Girls in Action non-profit Outside link
22 February 2024Cheryl Yin, assistant professor of anthropology at Carleton, was interviewed and quoted in an article for the news website The 19th about a non-profit called Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) in Long Beach, California that primarily serves Cambodian American youths whose parents resettled in the U.S. as refugees. As a Cambodian American and native of Long Beach, Yin shared her thoughts on the valuable work KGA is doing in the community.
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Phil Chan ’06 quoted in New York Times article about dance pioneer George Lee Outside link
4 February 2024SOAN and Dance alum Phil Chan ’06 was quoted in a New York Times article titled “From Ballet to Blackjack, a Dance Pioneer’s Amazing Odyssey.” The piece features the story of George Lee, pioneering Asian American ballet and Broadway dancer, as well as the documentary being released about him.