“YES, BUT WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?”: PERSPECTIVES FROM ETHNICALLY DIVERSE PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
“YES, BUT WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?”: PERSPECTIVES FROM ETHNICALLY DIVERSE PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
Peace Corps volunteers from diverse ethnic backgrounds often encounter unique challenges. These may include cultural or other disincentives to applying, host community stereotypes about American identity, and building support networks. Join us to hear about and discuss the experiences of three former volunteers. Pamela Thomas served in Sierra Leone (1980-84) as an agriculture volunteer. She served recently as the Program Manager for Student Affairs in the CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Jyhjong Hwang served in Namibia as an English educational volunteer (2010-2012) and is now a PhD candidate in Political Science at Ohio State. Her current research subject is on international development and China-Africa. Roma Yengo (Namibia 2019-2020) is an OSU alum who majored in Engineering and was president of the Peace Corps Club prior to departing for Namibia in 2019. She served as an Education volunteer for seven months before being evacuated due to the Coronavirus pandemic. She currently works for the Office of Housing and Urban Development in Columbus.
Friday, November 12th, 2021
Noon - 1 p.m.
For more information contact Laura Joseph at peacecorps@osu.edu
