{"id":2330,"date":"2013-03-21T16:08:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T16:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/alumni_list2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:55:00","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Students and Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Special congratulations to the following 2026 Graduating Seniors!<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

Phi Beta Kappa<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Distinction in Asian Studies<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Distinction in Chinese:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distinction in Japanese:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n

Founders Prize:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Japanese National Honor Society:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulbright Scholarship:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Recent Student Achievements<\/h3>\n

Hannah Monhardt ’24<\/strong>, a major in Asian Studies & Chinese, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Taiwan for the 2024-25 academic year.<\/p>\n

Miriam Clapp ’24<\/strong>, a major in Chinese and Quantitative Economics, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Taiwan but is pursuing the Princeton in Asia Fellowship instead.<\/p>\n

Kimberly Crosby ’24<\/strong> has been accepted to the JET Program to teach English in Japan in 2024.<\/p>\n

Sarah Thao ’24<\/strong> will be teaching English in Japan in 2024 with the JET Program.<\/p>\n

Trevor Vlaming ’24<\/strong> will join the JET Program to teach English in Japan in 2024.<\/p>\n

Michel Gonzalez Hernandez ’24\u00a0<\/strong>will be teaching English in Japan in 2024 with the JET Program.<\/p>\n

Addie Rossinow ’25\u00a0<\/strong>has had her essay “\u4e2d\u56fd\u5982\u4f55\u964d\u4f4e\u6e29\u5ba4\u6c14\u4f53\u6392\u653e\u91cf\uff1fStrategies for Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China” published in the Kennesaw Tower, a peer-reviewed Undergraduate World Languages and Cultures Research Journal.<\/p>\n

Emily Cerimele ’23\u00a0<\/strong>has had her essay “\u4e2d\u56fd\u6709\u8eab\u5fc3\u969c\u788d\u7684\u5b69\u5b50\u7684\u6559\u80b2\u6982\u89c2\uff1a\u6743\u5229\u4e0e\u95ee\u9898\u3001\u7814\u7a76\u73b0\u72b6\u4ee5\u53ca\u6539\u5584\u73b0\u72b6\u7684\u5efa\u8bae An Overview of Education for Children with Disabilities in China: Rights and Issues, Current Research, and Recommendations for Improvement” published in the Kennesaw Tower, a peer-reviewed Undergraduate World Languages and Cultures Research Journal.<\/p>\n

Jodie Clay ’23\u00a0<\/strong>has had her essay “\u65e5\u672c\u5e7f\u544a\u548c\u7f8e\u56fd\u5e7f\u544a\u7684\u5929\u58e4\u4e4b\u522b Distinguishing Features: Japanese Advertising versus American Advertising” published in the Kennesaw Tower, a peer-reviewed Undergraduate World Languages and Cultures Research Journal.<\/p>\n

Sarah Thao ’24<\/strong> was awarded the Mondale Scholarship to study at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

Jodie Clay ’23<\/strong> has had her essay, \u6570\u4e00\u6570\u4e8c\u7684\u9f0e\u6cf0\u4e30\u00a0 Ding Tai Feng – The World Renowned Restaurant, written in Chinese 320, published in the 2022 issue of JUHE Supplement, a prominent annual magazine of Chinese language learners’ essay writing.\u00a0 She presented her essay at the 2022 Pan Lingua: Undergraduate Conference on Languages and Cultures at Minnesota State University in Mankato on Monday, October 24, 2022.<\/p>\n

Ling O’Donoghue ’21\u00a0<\/strong>has had her research paper, \u8bba\u4e2d\u56fd\u73b0\u4ee3\u793e\u4f1a\u7559\u5b88\u513f\u7ae5\u73b0\u8c61\u4e4b\u8d77\u56e0\u4e0e\u5f71\u54cd The Causes and Effects of the Left-behind Children in Chinese Society, written in Chinese 360, accepted for publication by Kenneshaw Tower, a peer-reviewed undergraduate foreign language research journal.<\/p>\n

Hana Anderson ’20<\/strong> has won a James C.<\/strong> Gaither Junior Fellowship<\/strong><\/a> at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace<\/strong>, for Japan.\u00a0 She is the first Ole to win one of the twelve coveted positions that are awarded annually.\u00a0 Kudos to Hana!<\/p>\n

Emily Cerimele ’23<\/strong> and Mila New ’22<\/strong> have received the Critical Language Scholarship<\/strong> for Chinese study in 2021.\u00a0 Gus Emmons ’23<\/strong>\u00a0 and Gkao Xiong ’23<\/strong> have been selected as alternates.\u00a0 CLS is a highly competitive national award for intensive language study, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, and these four outstanding students have earned our congratulations!<\/p>\n

Jay Xiong ’10<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 serves in the Minnesota House of Representatives representing district 67B.\u00a0 Graduating\u00a0 with\u00a0 an\u00a0 Asian\u00a0 Studies\u00a0 major\u00a0 from\u00a0 St.\u00a0 Olaf,\u00a0 he has\u00a0 been\u00a0 an\u00a0 important\u00a0 \u00a0advocate\u00a0 for\u00a0 his\u00a0 Asian\u00a0 American\u00a0 constituents.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Alison Curry ’19<\/strong> is conducting air quality research in Beijing, China, with support from the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment<\/a>\u00a0(LIASE). To learn more about her research, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kyle Oberman ’14<\/strong><\/a> is a conservation photographer and author who has produced a stunning spread in The National Geographic in which he speaks about China’s national park system and the difficulties of balancing conservation and the tourism industry.<\/p>\n

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Graduate Studies and Internships<\/h3>\n