2026 Blakemore Freeman Fellows

Choi, Eura - Korean
Seoul National University Korean Language Center, Seoul
B.A. 2024, Government & East Asian Studies, Harvard University
M.A. 2024, Regional Studies- East Asia, Harvard University
DPhil. Candidate, International Relations, University of Oxford

Sivan, David - Chinese
ICLP at National Taiwan University, Taipei
B.A. 2024, History, University of Virginia
Doctoral Student, History, University of North Carolina

Hermacinski, Emma Jean - Japanese
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, Yokohama
B.A. Candidate 2026, Politics, Princeton University

Hong, Phong - Vietnamese
Vietnam Language Studies - Ho Chi Minh City
B.A. 2018, Entomology, University of California, Riverside
M.S. 2023, Computational Epidemiology & Systems Modeling, University of Michigan
Master of Public Policy 2023, University of Michigan

Mendoza, David - Japanese
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, Yokohama
B.A. 2020, Political Science: International Affairs, University of California, Riverside
M.A. 2023, International Affairs: International Politics, University of California, San Diego

Redhead, Ashley
ICLP at National Taiwan University, Taipei
B.S. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Harvard University

Shaheen, Harry
ICLP at National Taiwan University, Taipei
B.A. 2023, International Affairs & History, The George Washington University
M.A. 2025, Regional Studies East Asia, Harvard University

Xiao, Feli - Japanese
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, Yokohama
B.S. Candidate, Physics & History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Zaunbrecher, Sarah
ICLP at National Taiwan University, Taipei
B.A. 2015, French, Louisiana State University
B.S. 2015, Natural Resource Ecology & Management
M.S. 2020, Marine Science, University of South Carolina

2026 Blakemore Fellow

This, Justin - Chinese
IUP Chinese Center at Tsinghua University, Beijing
B.A. 2020, International Studies, University of Dayton
M.A. Candidate, Interdisciplinary East Asian Studies, The Ohio State University

2026 Blakemore Kingfisher Fellows

Bains, Caitlyn - Chinese
ICLP at National Taiwan University, Taipei
B.A. Candidate, Art History, Boston University

Macon, Loren - Korean
Sogang University Korean Language Center, Seoul
B.A. 2022, Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia
M.A. Candidate, Art History/Visual Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia

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