My name is Crystal Jing Luo, and I’m currently a second year graduate student studying 20th century American history at the University of Virginia. My research centers on post-war Asian immigration to the US and the history of Asians in America, with a focus on leftist organizing and immigrant entrepreneurship. This class at JMU has been a wonderful opportunity to expand my knowledge and engage with oral history first-hand.

When I’m not swimming through coursework, I’m either watching scary movies, zoning out on Twitter — occasionally at the same time — or visiting my family in Manassas, VA.