Nancy Abelmann, the Harry E. Preble Professor of Anthropology, Asian American Studies, and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois, talks about her book, The Intimate University: Korean American Students and the Problem of Segregation, an ethnographic study of the tensions between the ideals of higher education and the experiences of Korean American undergraduates at the University of Illinois.

Nancy Abelmann, the Harry E. Preble Professor of Anthropology, Asian American Studies, and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois, talks about her book, The Intimate University: Korean American Students and the Problem of Segregation, an ethnographic study of the tensions between the ideals of higher education and the experiences of Korean American undergraduates at the University of Illinois.

Samy Gemayel, one of the youngest members of the Lebanese parliament, talks about his native country and the sacrifices its people and allies have made for its stability.

Samy Gemayel, one of the youngest members of the Lebanese parliament, talks about his native country and the sacrifices its people and allies have made for its stability.

Uwem Akpan, S.J., author of the New York Times bestseller Say You're One of Them, reads from his book and discusses the intersection in his life between spirituality and art.

Uwem Akpan, S.J., author of the New York Times bestseller Say You're One of Them, reads from his book and discusses the intersection in his life between spirituality and art.

Elizabeth McAlister is an associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University. She discusses the conceptual and on-the-ground relationship between U.S. evangelicals and Haitian evangelicals.

Elizabeth McAlister is an associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University. She discusses the conceptual and on-the-ground relationship between U.S. evangelicals and Haitian evangelicals.

Chinese-American author, feminist, and peace activist Maxine Hong Kingston writes both fiction and nonfiction about the immigrant experience. The Woman Warrior (1976) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for general nonfiction. In this Lowell Humanities Series lecture, she reads from her essay collection Hawaii One Summer (1987).

Chinese-American author, feminist, and peace activist Maxine Hong Kingston writes both fiction and nonfiction about the immigrant experience. The Woman Warrior (1976) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for general nonfiction. In this Lowell Humanities Series lecture, she reads from her essay collection Hawaii One Summer (1987).