writings
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Lost and Found In Translation:
Common Traits in Korean, Japanese and Cherokee
2007
This paper was written for a class conducted on the reservation of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee in Cherokee, NC in June 2007. I have since presented it at two colloquiums/symposiums; the first was a special colloquium held to honor the inauguration of WVU President Michael Garrison (please see news/press), and the second was at the Native American Studies Research Symposium (please see news/press) where I also presented my video essay on Lakota youth culture (please see media to view this video essay).
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My Mother’s Mother’s Daughter
2008
This poem was selected as a finalist in the 5th Annual Hungry Poets Contest in Morgantown, WV and was subsequently read during the 5th Hungry Poets Night at the Blue Moose Cafe in April 2008.
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John Barleycorn Versus Lord Millet:
A Rumination on Cultural Contrasts
2008
This paper was completed as a final project for my Chinese Literature in Translation course in Fall 2007. It was accepted and presented at WVU's 16th Annual Undergraduate Literature Symposium in February 2008.
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Skin Deep:
A Poem for Maya
2009
This poem was published in the 2009 edition of Calliope, the annual West Virginia University undergraduate literature and art journal. Two photographs were also published; "A Wish And A Prayer" and "McRickshaw".
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