Congratulations are in order for Iris Junker ’24, who has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Taiwan for the 2024-2025 academic year! She will be teaching English in Taitung. “I look forward to connecting with local culture and people!” says Junker, an East Asian Studies major who minored in Art History. “I’m especially excited to improve my teaching skills and personal Mandarin proficiency.” Junker, who is from Chicago, studied abroad in Taiwan while at Oberlin and is excited to return there post-graduation. “Taiwan also has an interesting indigenous peoples history; Taitung in particular holds a large population of Taiwanese indigenous Amis peoples,” Junker says. “I’m excited to learn more about different cultures and learn through the community and museums in the area.” Read more at the link in our bio!