Meet Our Students
No one can give you a better sense of what it’s really like to study ethnic studies at Lewis & Clark than our current students and recent alumni.
Shalini Hanstad
Hometown: Seattle, Washington and Bangalore, India
Extracurriculars: Mixed LC Co-President, Ray Warren Symposium Co-Chair, Race Monologues Coordinator and Participant, Bollywood Club, SAAB Representative for Ethnic Studies Department, Teaching Excellence Program Student Partner, IME Great Expectations Program
Alicia McMahon
Hometown: Springfield, Pennsylvania
Extracurriculars: Cochair, Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies
Damaris Medina
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Overseas Program: Greece: Athens and Lesvos
Extracurriculars: I am a cochair for the 2024 Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies. I also love doing bible study with friends, running, biking, being outdoors, and cooking/ baking.
Rocío Yao
Hometown: Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Guangzhou, China; Northglenn, Colorado, United States
Overseas Program: Ecuador Spring 2023
Extracurriculars: 19th Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies Cochair, 60th International Affairs Symposium Committee Member, Poetry of Color CoFounder, Race Monologues Presenter, International Student and Scholars Office Student Worker, International Fair Committee Member, Gente Latina Unida, TCK Club, Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, Great Expectations Mentorship Program