Larissa Lam

Aarthi Madhavan*†, Larissa Lam, Nicole M. Etter† and Krista M. Wilkinson† Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States Speech and swallowing are complex sensorimotor behaviors accomplished using shared vocal tract anatomy. Efficient swallowing and accurate speech require a coordinated interplay between multiple streams of sensory feedback and skilled motor behaviors.

Do you ever feel inadequate for not accomplishing everything that you want to get done? Maybe you wake up every day feeling inadequate and like you should be further along in your life. These feelings of inadequacy can happen at any age and stage of life and are often caused by: low self-esteem shame fear of rejection On my 16th birthday, I ran into my bedroom, closed the door, and cried for an hour. Why? I thought I had turned 16 and had accomplished nothing in my life. Seriously. True story.

Why is there a Chinese museum in the middle of Mississippi? That’s the question Baldwin Chiu and Larissa Lam asked when they visited his grandfather’s home in Mississippi—yes, Mississippi. It turns out there was a whole community of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans who made their home in the American South.