by Yun Jung Kim | Sep 25, 2026 | Blog, Featured Post, guest post
This excerpt is a part of the Not From Here blog series highlighting sections of undergraduate students’ research. IEHS recognizes the intellectual labor involved in undergraduate research and advising. “My family in L.A. says people ask where they’re from. They... 
by Yun Jung Kim | Aug 26, 2026 | Blog, Featured Post, guest post
The island of Diego Garcia is difficult place to get to know. This is in part a function of geography. The island sits close to the centre of the Indian Ocean, nearly 2,000km away from neighbouring Mauritius, making it a far journey for anyone who might seek to visit.... 
by Yun Jung Kim | Jun 27, 2026 | Blog, Featured Post, guest post
This modified excerpt is a part of the Not From Here blog series highlighting sections of undergraduate students’ research. IEHS recognizes the intellectual labor involved in undergraduate research and advising. We invite history majors who have written a senior... 
by Yun Jung Kim | May 27, 2026 | Blog, Featured Post, guest post
This excerpt is a part of the Not From Here blog series highlighting sections of undergraduate students’ research. IEHS recognizes the intellectual labor involved in undergraduate research and advising. We invite history majors who have written a senior honors... 
by Yun Jung Kim | Apr 27, 2026 | Blog, Featured Post, guest post
This excerpt is a part of the Not From Here blog series highlighting sections of undergraduate students’ research. IEHS recognizes the intellectual labor involved in undergraduate research and advising. We invite history majors who have written a senior honors... 
by Yun Jung Kim | Mar 27, 2026 | Blog, Featured Post, guest post
The evacuation before and during the “Fall of Saigon” in April 1975 is remembered through an iconic photograph of an Air America helicopter on a hotel (at the time, it was mistaken for a photograph of US embassy rooftop). Many of the evacuees ended up in temporary...