FIFTEEN UNI STUDENTS have been published in the two most recent issues of Illinois History: A Magazine for Young People.

The work of five juniors from teacher Adele Suslick’s section of Asian-American Literature and one senior from Rosemary Laughlin’s section appear in the January issue of the magazine.

Essays by nine other Uni students — all from Suslick’s freshman English class — have been published in the February issue.

Articles in the January issue focus on the theme of immigration in Illinois history. Essays in the February issue discuss the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The published articles were selected from student submissions from across Illinois.

The magazine asked students to research their topics in depth and limit their writing to between 500 and 1,000 words. The essays chosen for publication can be accessed in full at the Illinois History site and from the links below.

The five Uni juniors and one senior (Alex Zhai) and their published work are:

• Robert J. Diehl, “Forging a Pan-Ethnic Identity: The Founding of the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Illinois”
• Alan Kessler, “Japan House”
• Natsuki Nakamura, “The Spreading Art of Tae Kwon Do”
• Brian Wang, “Immigration Essay: Chinese Heritage School”
• Richard Wang, “Immigration with Integrity: The Korean Church of Urbana-Champaign”
• Alex Zhai, “Chinese Students at the University of Illinois”
  

The nine freshmen and their essays are:

• Eric Chen, “The Charleston Debate of 1858”
• John D’Angelo, “The Ottawa Debate”
• Youyang Gu, “The Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Charleston”
• Katy Metcalf, “Galesburg Senatorial Debate, 1858”
• Allen Miller, “A Comparison and Contrast of the Speaking Styles of Lincoln and Douglas”
• Elizabeth Pearson, “Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Freeport”
• Katayun Salehi, “The Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Alton”
• Lisa Sproat, “Vox Populi: A Study on Political Opinions: The Great Charleston Debate, 1858”
  
• Eleni Yannelis, “The Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Jonesboro, Illinois”