McJimsey Student Essay Award Recipient and Runners-Up
ASIANetwork is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Marianna McJimsey Award for the best undergraduate student paper dealing with Asia or the Asian Diaspora. The winning paper is entitled: “Prevalence and Impact of the Model Minority Stereotype on Asian American Students at a Small Liberal Arts University,” by Ollie Bowen (Trinity University, ’24). Their faculty advisor for the paper is Elaine Wong.
Runners-Up are:
- Ashbey Kirkpatrick (above, Chatham University with ASIANetwork Board Vice Chair Dennis Frost) for “Transnationality in Eileen Chang’s ‘Schoolmates.'” His faculty advisor is Karen Kingsbury.
- Natalie Davis (Southwestern University) with “Dueling Depictions: Zhang Zhixin and the Politics of Femininity in Chinese Scar Art.” Her faculty advisor is Allison Miller.