Say hello to this semester’s contributors!!
Abigail Coyl (she/her/hers)
Year: Senior
Hometown: PA in general; I’ve moved houses a few times in the past 5 or 6 years.
Major: Asian Studies; Minor: Japanese
Hobbies: Reading, crafts, video games
“I’m looking forward to the new experience! I’ve never contributed to a blog before.“
Ameila Jones (she/her/hers)
Year: Junior
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Major: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Minor: Anthropology
Hobbies: Cooking, drawing, dance
“I am looking forward to contribute to the blog as someone who has very limited knowledge of Southeast Asia. I strongly believe that culture is a pivotal part of a persons identity and being able to explore that will be an important and new experience.“
Anthony Salerno (he/him/his)
Year: Junior
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
Major: Accounting; Minor: Music
Hobbies: Swimming, Playing basketball and hiking
“I think it is cool that we can see many different viewpoints on a variety of issues.”
Christian Curatolo (he/him/his)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Collegeville, PA
Majors: Sociology; Minors: Anthropology and Communication
Hobbies: hiking, travel, painting
“I am looking forward to contributing to the blog and also giving good feedback while having great conversations with my classmates.”
Ella Makin (she/her/hers)
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Majors: Anthropology and Design
Hobbies: Painting, listening to music, and hanging out with friends
“I have never written a blog before so I’m excited to write one and see what the process is like.”
Jacob Long (he/him/his)
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Franklin Lakes, NJ
Major: Architecture; Minors: Real Estate and Writing
Hobbies: Drawing, Biking, Cooking
“I’m excited to be apart of something bigger than myself.”
Jiu Yoo (he/him/his)
Year: Third
Hometown: Cresskill, New Jersey
Major: Journalism; Minor: Computer Science
Hobbies: Playing video games, video editing, and reading manga
“Being able to just add my opinions, and engaging thoughts”
Liam Charatz (he/him/his)
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Haddonfield, New Jersey
Majors: International Relations
Hobbies: video games, gym, pool
“[I’m excited about] putting my own word into the world.”
Lillian Sen (she/her/hers)
Year: Senior
Hometown: NYC!
Major: Economics; Minor: Probability and Statistics, Global Studies
Hobbies: Field hockey, reading, hiking
“I am looking forward to sharing my perspective, but mostly am looking forward to learning from my classmates. I think it will be interesting to see how Southeast Asia is represented and discussed by such different people in different contexts.”
Margot Lane (she/her/hers)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Bryn Mawr, PA
Major: Population Health / Minor: Health, Policy, and Politics
Hobbies: Yoga, cooking and escape rooms
“I would love to share my own thoughts and opinions and I am excited to have people read and provide feedback or share opinions with.”
Mia Le (she/her/hers)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam / Falls Church, VA
Major: Finance and Business Analytics
Hobbies: playing sports: pickle ball, basketball, golf, outdoor activities: hiking, kayaking, playing instruments: piano and guitar
“By contributing to the blog, I hope to gain knowledge about Southeast Asia and hopefully strengthen my writing and critical thinking skills. I’m so looking forward to learning about other students’ contributions and the way they think about a particular subject.”
Micah Manabat (she/her/hers)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Waycross, GA
Major: Accounting / Minor: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Hobbies: Cooking, Nature, Watching King of the Hill
“I look forward to educating others and myself on niche topics relating to Southeast Asia!”
Nam Nguyen (he/him/his)
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Psychology and Anthropology
Hobbies: Dancing, trying new (restaurants that are in my budget)with my cousin in SF, going on long walks with my mom or sometimes by myself while listening to music through my airpods
“[I’m excited] honestly just to write! I love writing so much so excited to continue because I didn’t really get to this summer.”
Rain Chen (she/her/hers)
Year: Junior
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Major: Accounting / Minor: Computer Science and Asian Studies
Hobbies: cooking, hiking, bartending
Sean Jaeger (he/him/his)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Allentown, PA
Major: Business Management Consulting
Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Cooking
“I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s different point of view as compared to mine.”
Sydney Cooper (she/her/hers)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Larchmont, NY
Major: Global Studies / Minor: Marketing and Anthropology
Hobbies: Walking, listening to music, hanging out with friends
“I am excited to see everyone else’s perspectives about class discussions and other topics that we are engaging with throughout the semester. Some people dong share their opinions and thoughts during class time as often as others, so this is a great way to hear from the quieter students.”
Yiting Shen (she/her/hers)
Year: Junior
Hometown China, Jiangsu, Wuxi / Rochester NY
Major: Undecided
Hobbies: travel, stay at home and do housework and relax, watching movies and cooking
“[I’m excited about] searching news and critical thinking”
Zoe Metzger (she/her/hers)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Major: Global Studies / Minors: Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Hobbies: Reading, Going for runs, Watching F1
“[I’m excited about] being able to express my opinions on a topic”
Past contributors of this blog site include:
Fall 2023
Sofia Aquino
Tess Furnari
Zach Grodman
Daniyal Hayat
Saik Jalal
Claire Kirshenbaum
Haley Klein
Nicholas Koca
Hannah Lewis
Tom McDonnell
Carolann Odi
Anna Pesti
Heather Petersen
Keila Seeley
Maddie Sullivan
Teranysha Sutton
Gibran Varahrami
Runyi Wang