Tag Archives: Summer Travel Grants 2019

10.01.19
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2019 Summer Travel Grant Series: Research on Colonization, Dispossession, Narrative, and Settler-Native Relationality in the Northeastern United States

Summer Travel Grant 2019 Recipient
Emily Ricker
Student Affiliate
MA in American Studies

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This summer, I traveled to New England to conduct preliminary fieldwork that will lead directly into my MA thesis. Primarily I was (and remain) interested in the ways that narratives regarding the early colonization of the Northeast circulate today to condition contemporary social and political dynamics in the region. I spent the month of July visiting museums, speaking with local stakeholders, and laying the groundwork for further collaborations. My approach was informed by my grounding in anthropological/ethnographic methodologies as well as theoretical frameworks from Museum Studies and Settler Colonial Studies.

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09.04.19
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2019 Summer Travel Grant Series: Presenting at the International Conference on Foreign Language Education & Technology in Tokyo, Japan

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Summer Travel Grant 2019 Recipient
Leeseul Park
Student Affiliate
MA in Second Language Studies

Attending the international conference, Foreign Language Education and Technology VII in Japan, provided me a great opportunity to explore the relationship between foreign language learning and technology from different perspectives. I was able to receive a deeper understanding on the current trends and pedagogical issues not only from my own field, education, but also various other fields – psycholinguistics and artificial intelligence.

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09.04.19
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2019 Summer Travel Grant Series: Presenting at the 43rd Annual Pacific Circle Consortium in Guam

Summer Travel Grant 2019 Recipient
Ger Thao
Graduate Degree Fellow
PhD in Education

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On July 8th-12th, I attended the 43rd Annual Pacific Circle Consortium conference on the beautiful island of Guam. This is a milestone year for Guam as it commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Battle of Guam, which dramatically changed the lives of the indigenous people of Guam, the Chamorro. The theme of the conference, “Connecting Past & Present: Educating Across Generations”, embraced the importance for all of us to never forget our past. The conference brought together educators, school administrators, historians, students, and traditional scholars to share, discuss and collaborate on innovative practices in educating children of the Pacific. My four days at the conference, being surrounded by attendees, speakers, and panel members, has inspired me to continue to do my part to help strengthen and build the capacity of our Pacific educational systems and communities.

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09.04.19
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2019 Summer Travel Grant Series: Peace Corp Volunteer Training Sites on the Island of Hawai‘i

The Hilo Adult Center which doubled as housing and training center for Peace Corps volunteers before their departure to service in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
The Hilo Adult Center which doubled as housing and training center for Peace Corps volunteers before their departure to service in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

Summer Travel Grant 2019 Recipient
Stephanie Sang
Graduate Degree Fellow
MA in Anthropology

In pursuit of the MA in Anthropology, I traveled to my field site of Hawai‘i Island for a week to conduct preliminary research and to forge contacts with research participants. This trip was crucial in gaining access to archival material at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (UH-Hilo) as well as meeting and building rapport with informants. The most important contact made was with Hilo resident Bill Sakovich, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Indonesia & Thailand) who trained in Waipi‘o Valley in the 1960s and organizer of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps in Hawai‘i. He provided me with DVDs on Peace Corps training in the 60s. He was also gracious enough to offer me a map of Peace Corps training sites and took me on a driving tour to document them in photographs. During our meeting, I was invited back by Bill to conduct interviews with him and other informants willing to participate in my study. He helped me to obtain a list of 17 contacts who would be rich resources for my study.

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