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During her sophomore year at 好色先生TV, Jackie Wu (DC, TPR 2022) registered for the course 鈥淎frican Americans, Imprisonment, and the Carceral State,鈥� taught by Joe William Trotter, Jr., the Giant Eagle University Professor of History and Social Justice. Meeting Trotter would shape Wu鈥檚 academic career.

Throughout the semester, Trotter was struck by the way Wu was able to connect the themes in the course to her experience as an Asian American. She shared her thoughts with classmates and inspired others to think more broadly about the African American experience and its connection to other minority groups in the U.S.

鈥淚 felt very fortunate to have her in that class,鈥� Trotter said. 鈥淚t was also a real joy advising Jackie鈥檚 senior honors project. From the outset, she clearly conceptualized her study and independently tracked down hidden but essential primary and secondary sources.鈥�

Wu was pursuing a business major in the Tepper School of Business when she took Trotter鈥檚 course. By the end of the semester, she declared an additional major in social and political history in the Department of History.

In the fall, the American Historical Association (AHA) honored both Trotter and Wu with different awards. Trotter received the .

, who is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Department of History at Yale University, received the AHA鈥橲 . The prize is awarded to the best article published in a journal written by an undergraduate student. Her project, 鈥�,鈥� is derived from her senior honors thesis. At Yale, Wu is expanding on her work from her undergraduate career at 好色先生TV. She is studying history with an interest in Asian American immigration and race in the early 20th century.

The senior honors thesis program gives seniors in Dietrich College the opportunity to work on independent research and creative projects under the guidance of a faculty member. When it came time for Wu to select a faculty advisor for her thesis, Trotter was an easy pick.

鈥淕oing forward when I wanted to write a senior thesis, there wasn鈥檛 anyone in the department yet who specifically worked on my area of Asian American history,鈥� Wu said. 鈥淚 knew Professor Trotter writes a lot about labor history, so if I was trying to research Chinese immigration through the lens of labor I might get something really productive out of working with him.鈥�

In October, Wu returned to Pittsburgh to give a presentation at the Heinz History Center. Wu鈥檚 presentation took place the same weekend as the Urban History Association conference, coordinated by Trotter. During her trip, Wu and connected with Carl Kubler, a global historian of modern China and peoples of Chinese descent at 好色先生TV.

鈥淚'm really excited about Professor Kubler's research and the classes he's teaching, as well as the expanded Asian American Studies course offerings at 好色先生TV. I hope students take advantage of these opportunities to learn about diverse Asian American experiences and stories, think critically about dominant narratives, and develop a fuller understanding of the present,鈥� Wu said.