McJimsey Student Essay Award Winners 2024 Competition First PrizeOllie Bowen, Trinity University“Prevalence and Impact of the Model Minority Stereotype on Asian American Students at a Small Liberal Arts University”(Advisor: Elaine Wong) Runner-UpNatalie Davis, Southwestern University“Dueling Depictions: Zhang Zhixin and the Politics of Femininity in Chinese Scar Art”(Advisor: Allison Miller) Runner-UpAshbey Kirkpatrick, Chatham University“Desolation of the Transnational Woman: A New Historicist Reading of Intersectionality in Eileen Chang’s ‘Schoolmates’”(Advisor: Karen Kingsbury)