This is such a thoughtful and meaningful direction for your project! I really admire how you're already thinking critically about whose voices will be represented and acknowledging the limitations around age demographics. Your plan to focus on Afghan Americans who immigrated during the Soviet-Afghan War sounds like it will offer rich historical and cultural context. I'm especially excited about your use of ArcGIS. What a powerful way to visualize migration stories and make your findings accessible to a wider audience. Looking forward to seeing how it all comes together!

I really appreciated what you said on putting the research into context of a larger issue, as I recently watched a video on the benefits of quantum mechanics in the long term, as seen in areas such as quantum computing. I'm therefore super excited to see how your research right not will be applicable in the long term, as the most fundamental aspects of our lives depend on what goes on in the lab. 

Ahh, very well put, Kamtoya! I'm enthralled to see what ventures your research will lead you to! I hope it links to other areas in that interest you, such as hard metal, the capitalistic metaphor of the tea bag, or square-shaped pizzas.

Till the next field journal,

Regards!

Kamtoya, I really resonate with what you've said on the immense volume of resources that you have to analyse. I'm wondering what a good book review is in your opinion. How have you been able to separate subjectivity in the reviews you analyze and from objectivity? 

I really loved how the leadership model that Pamela showed us is not a one size fits all, and I appreciate how you've pointed this fact out, and that you'll actively explore other facets of leadership, specifically leading from behind. I'm super excited to see how your leadership will evolve throughout your research endeavor, and how active listening will allow you to explore more about not only yourself as a leader, but also what other people will be willing to share with you, now that you'll be giving them an avenue to do so.

Yes I definitely think that the interviews may challenge my current assumptions, most especially because they will offer a nuanced perspective from experiences that I myself haven't had. I'm looking forward to gaining this new perspective that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten if not from interacting with the interviewees