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It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of our dear colleague and friend, Dr. Y-Dang Troeung, EL&L Associate Professor. Dr. Troeung was a brilliant scholar whose research continues to transform conversations in critical refugee studies, transnational Asian literatures, transpacific Cold War studies, and critical disability studies. 

When it comes to picking up a language related to one you already know, learning a bit about its history can help speed up the process. “The results, in my mind, are quite groundbreaking. It shows that knowledge of historical linguistics can have a practical function in society,” says Language faculty Dr. James Stratton.