Meet our Spring 2020 IRG recipients, Mary Kohn (right) and Alisa Garni (left). The title of their project was Sharing Stories and Building Bonds: A Sociological and Linguistic Analysis of a "New Destination" Community.

The focus of their project was generational connections between language, identity, and experiences living in rural communities. Renewed rural immigration since the 1990s provides a crucial opportunity for social scientists to examine identity construction and immigrant incorporation in communities that have been battling depopulation.

Kohn and Garni received a stipend, laboratory and research space, and undergraduate research assistants, in addition to media and administrative support. This allowed Kohn and Garni to discover, engage in, and build a greater and stronger pathway to the changing aspects of current rural life.

Read more about their project by checking out our blog post or read their announcement in K-State Today.

Discover their project through our social media posts.