Friday, April 9, 2010


\nTime: 9:00:00Location: Pre-Recorded\n\nAbstract: Conference Welcome\n\nSpeaker: Nancy Abelmann\nBio: Nancy Abelmann (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1990) is an anthropologist specializing on the Koreas and Asian America, interested particularly in transnationalism, class, education, mental health, families, and gender. Dr. Abelmann is the Harry E, Preble Professor of Anthropology, Asian American Studies, and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and currently serves as Associate Vice Chancellor for Research - Humanities, Arts, & Related Fields.\n\nSession Materials:\nLink to any slides, URLs, etc.\n\nSession Notes:\nIt usually works best if a few people self-elect themselves as note-takers, and edit this bit with running notes.\n\nWave Tips:\n- To reply inline to a particular part of a blip, double click + select 'Reply' in the doodad that appears.\n- To have a general discussion, reply below this root blip.\n