Students in East Asian Languages Presenting Research and Reciting Poetry at the 2026 In/Between Conference

Congratulations to the following students in the Chinese, Korean and Japanese programs for presenting their research and partaking in international peotry recitation at the 2026 In/Between conference held at UIC Feb 25-26.

Advisor: Hanae Kim
Johaness Kwon & Roselynn Perez, “KPop Demon Hunters: Expanding the Korean Wave (Hallyu)”

Advisor: Duosi Meng
Stephanie Montreuil. "Oracle Bones and the Journey to the East"

International Poetry Recitation:

Original poem in Chinese "雪梦 [Snow Dreams] "-  Jen Huang (faculty reader Xuehua Xiang)

Reading Yu Xiuhua's 穿过大半个中国去睡你 (Cross Half of China to Sleep with You)  - Stephanie Montreuil (faculty coach: Duosi Meng)

Reading Shu Ting's 致橡树 (To the Oak Tree)  - Craig Rykowski (faculty coach: Duosi Meng)

Original poem in Japanese - (faculty mentor: Noriko Day)