Thuy Vo Dang, M.A. ’03, Ph.D. ’08 (Ethnic Studies) is leading an effort to collect oral histories of Vietnamese Americans in Southern California at UC Irvine’s School of Humanities. The project will capture the diverse life narratives of the region’s first-generation refugees and immigrants. As part of the effort, Vo Dang will teach a course on the Vietnamese American experience and will train students on how to conduct oral history interviews.

Emelyn A. dela Peña, Revelle ’95, Ed.D. ’09 (Ethnic Studies and Education Studies) is the assistant dean of student life at Harvard University, primarily responsible for gender and sexuality initiatives of the campus. She was previously the director of UC San Diego’s Women’s Center. She advises students and alumni to find ways you can be true to yourself and your values in a variety of careers.

Jasper Kim, Marshall ’94 (Economics and Third World Studies) is a professor of International Studies in Seoul, Korea at the world’s largest women’s university. Kim is also a columnist, author, lawyer, media commentator and former investment banker. Prior to joining academia, he was a lawyer for Lehman Brothers and an investment banker for Barclays Capital.

Paulina Montañez-Montes, Roosevelt ’11 (Political Science) recently accepted a position at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington, DC, as the assistant to the chief operating officer. While at UC San Diego, Montañez-Montes was a participant in the UCDC program and served as a discovery ambassador interviewing alumni for UCSD Alumni.

Scott Webb, Muir ’95 (Political Science) has worked in the international humanitarian relief field since his graduation from UC San Diego. After leaving campus, he joined the Peace Corps and served in Niger, West Africa for three years after which he attended graduate school at San Francisco State University and the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He is currently a program officer for the Food Security unit at International Relief and Development, an international non-governmental organization that assists the most vulnerable people all over the world.