Joshua Chun Wah Kam ’18

Five graduates received recognition through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.  Joshua Chun Wah Kam ’18 of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, received a research fellowship. He will be in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, at Gadjah Mada University for 10 months beginning in September, researching the ways that Javanese communities have imagined and revered Ratu Kidul, a local sea goddess. He will also seek
to explore the ways that historical and contemporary Indonesians have employed local ritual and mythology to combat colonialism in the 21st century.