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Other Subject Librarians

Richard Caldwell (History, Political Science)
Yao Chen (East Asian Studies, Global Studies)
Angela Chikowero (Business, Communication, Economics)
Gerardo "Gary" Colmenar (Anthropology, Asian American Studies, Native American Studies)
Jane Faulkner (French Studies, Italian Studies)
Kristen LaBonte (Environmental Studies)
Annie Platoff (Slavic Studies)
Marisol Ramos (Chicana/o Studies, Latin American & Iberian Studies, Spanish & Portuguese)
kynita stringer-stanback (Sociology)
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Yao Chen

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Subjects: Area Studies, Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies, Japanese Studies

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