Rachael Joo

Professor Joo is super passionate about this class. The readings were not too difficult and the class was easy to follow along. Would highly recommend taking this class as it is not too challenging but still has work.

I initially took this class to fulfill a CW requirement, but it soon became my favorite class I've taken at Middlebury. Professor Joe is amazing: knowledgeable, thoughtful, considerate: a lot of the themes discussed in readings were heavy, and she did a great job of facilitating discussion while also being cognizant of the difficulty of the themes and people potentially not wanting to speak about them. I've always hated reading, but the works we read in class made me enjoy it again. Although they can sometimes be length, they were truly interesting, intriguing, and eye-opening. However, my favorite part of the class was being able to write about what I wanted to write. Although the class is titled the Immigrant Memoir, writing assignments gave you the freedom to write memoirs about your personal life while using the techniques and ideas discussed about the readings in class, which I found as a great opportunity for reflection. Overall, I loved everything about this class, from Professor Joo as the instructor to the selected readings and the writing prompts, and would not hesitate to take it again.

I initially took this class to fulfill a CW requirement, but it soon became my favorite class I've taken at Middlebury. Professor Joe is amazing: knowledgeable, thoughtful, considerate: a lot of the themes discussed in readings were heavy, and she did a great job of facilitating discussion while also being cognizant of the difficulty …Read more

Professor Joo is extremely passionate about the history behind Asian's in America. This course dives into many different ethnicities and the major history behind Asian Americans. The course is extremely relaxed, but the readings are extremely interesting especially if you have a certain interest in a period of time.