Author: nconahan

This summer was a valuable chance to learn more about what it means to participate in research as an undergraduate. Going in, I didn’t really know all that much about the unbelievable range of forms research can take. When I thought of academic research, it was more of an abstract idea than a category of…

So far my role in Professor Mendoza’s research has taken the form of archival work. I’ve been collecting data from enlistment records gathered from the Colorado Archives. This work has given me a window into some of the characteristic differences of the era I’m studying (the late 1890s to early 1900s) compared to the present.…

I’m working on a project with Professor Victor Mendoza looking into the role of people of  color in the colonization of the Philippines during the early 20th century, with the goal of examining possible links between colonialism, gender, and sexuality. Professor Mendoza has chosen to focus this examination on Asian and Pacific Islander communities, and…

My name is Noelani Conahan and this fall I’ll be heading into my junior year as a dual-degree student in LSA and Stamps. To earn both degrees I’ll likely be an undergrad for around 5 years, and I’m hoping for one bachelor’s in women’s and gender studies, and one in art and design. I’ve lived…