Professor William O’Grady and others invited to speak at prestigious international symposium held at UCLA in early May 2024

Three graduates of our department – Sumittra Suraratdecha (Mahidol University), Nala Lee (National University of Singapore), and Sejung Yang (Jeju National University), were among those invited to speak at a prestigious international symposium held at UCLA in early May. Entitled ‘Research and Teaching of Endangered Languages in East and Southeast Asia,’ the symposium brought together leaders in the field of language revitalization to discuss the difficulties and challenges that arise in addressing the ever-growing threat to indigenous languages in Asia. Speaking to a rapt audience, the former UH students – now experts in their respective fields of study – made scintillating presentations: Sumittra on ‘Black Thai’, Nala on Baba Malay, and Sejung on Jejueo. The three are pictured below from left to right along with UH faculty member William O’Grady, who also spoke at the symposium.