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continued from page 11 prior to his research. The timeline showcases the history and accomplishments of Asian and Asian American students at NC State.

“It just goes to show you how invisible or how much Asian and Asian American voices were sort of pushed to the margins,” even though physically, you can see Asian Americans on campus,” Betts said. “[Asians are] obviously, not on the forefront of when [many] think about the American South, [or] we think about the Triangle area. But when you actually look at the data, you can see a booming Asian American population, especially in the tech industry and entrepreneurship. Moving forward and thinking about the future, there’s hopefully going to be more representation, more visibility and more conversations around the really great, culturally diverse population here in the American South.”

University Libraries is hosting a livestream presented by Betts and Dr. Kyung Hee Ha, assistant professor in foreign languages and