Oral history conduced in Classroom Building 121, Duke University East Campus, April 14, 2023, 1:30-3:00pm EST 

Listeners: Lauren Khine (she/her), Miriam Shams-Rainey (she/they)

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"I am interested in contemporary American literature, ethnic studies, and Asian American studies.  My book, LatinAsian Cartographies: History, Writing, and the National Imaginary (Rutgers UP, 2018), examines how Asian American and Latina/o literary texts can rewrite dominant narratives of U.S. history.  I teach Writing 101 courses in Asian American studies; “ethnofuturism,” or alternative speculative fiction by writers of color; and exploring human connection in the digital age.  Beginning in 2023, I will also teach a course in Asian American literature for Duke's program in Asian American and Diaspora Studies."

- Dr. Thananopavarn's bio on Scholars@Duke