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Rabasa wins 2022 Kristi Williams Staff & Faculty Award

June 13, 2022

Magali Rabasa wins Kristi Williams award

At the Annual International and Multicultural Engagement Banquet, Hispanic Studies Associate Professor Magalí Rabasa was presented with the student-nominated 2022 Kristi Williams Staff & Faculty Award. Many congratulations!

Kristi Williams Staff & Faculty Award

Kristi Williams was a member of the advising staff whose work touched the lives of an untold number of students over more than 30 years with the college. The Kristi Williams Staff & Faculty Award recognizes staff or faculty members who continue Kristi’s legacy, going above and beyond their roles and responsibilities to work towards IME’s core values by supporting underrepresented students and fostering a diverse and inclusive campus community committed to social justice.

Our students won the first place and the third place in the annual Japanese speech contest!

On Saturday, April 19, the 29th Annual Toyama Cup speech contest was held.

The event is sponsored and hosted by Japan’s Toyama prefecture, Oregon’s sister state, and the Japan-America Society of Oregon (JASO). The event consists of a lower and higher level, with the champion of the higher level winning a trip and week-long stay in Toyama, Japan. All winners and runners-up received a variety of gifts from Toyama.

This year, students from Lewis & Clark, Oregon State University, Pacific University, Portland Community College, University of Oregon, and Mt.Hood Community College had a heated competition, where everyone demonstrated impressively high Japanese skills.

After extremely close-fought competitions, Charlotte Jaguzuy (Asian Studies major, Japanese minor ’25) came in first in the upper division, and Nico Quade (English Major ’27) came in third place in the lower division.

Charlotte will go visit the Toyama prefecture this summer as a cultural envoy!

Everyone in the Japanese section is so proud of them!

Teacher of the Year Winner!

It is with great pleasure to announce and congratulate our 2025 Teacher of the Year: Satomi Newsom, Instructor of Japanese. Satomi has inspired students through her dedication, passion, and excellence in teaching. Her commitment to student success and her dynamic contributions to the academic life of our college have truly set her apart.

“Tren de Aragua: A Gang, Not Terrorist Invaders” by Elliott Young

LC Professor of History Elliott Young has an informative article published by The North American Congress on Latin America entitled, “Tren de Aragua: A Gang, Not Terrorist Invaders,” which examines immigrant rights and how the current administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to target Venezuelan migrants relies on a false narrative about gangs and the Venezuelan state.

The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1966 to examine and critique U.S. imperialism and political, economic, and military intervention in the Western hemisphere. In an evolving political and media landscape, we continue to work toward a world in which the nations and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean are free from oppression, injustice, and economic and political subordination.

Elliott Young is professor of history at Lewis & Clark College and the author of “Forever Prisoners: How the United States Made the World’s Largest Immigrant Detention System.”

Fullbright Information session

Interested in teaching, study, or research abroad after graduation? Come to the Fulbright information session this Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm in the Interactive Learning Center (Miller 211)!

The Fulbright program awards grants in over 160 countries.

Come and learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Student program, the opportunities it offers around the world, and the application process.