My husband of 37 years and I enjoy living on a lake near Annadale,Mn for the past 4 years. We have 3 active grandchildren who come to play often. I spend my summers gardening,reading, and swimming with the grandkids. I am an avid Twins fan and follow all Gopher sports. I work part-time for a financial consultant. Walking is an everyday must.
Life has been good. Where did 40 years go?

      I have been on the faculty of the History Department at Boston University since 1990 and also currently hold the position of Director of the American Studies Program (a legacy, in part, of the good fortune of having had Marge Bingham for English my junior year where I first learned from her, a doctoral candidate in the subject herself at the time, that there even was such a thing as the academic field of American Studies). I specialize in the areas of immigration, race and ethnicity with particular interest in immigrants of African descent as well as the relationship of ethnic identity and consumer culture and have written several books and many articles on these topics. My current book project is a study of recent West African immigrants and refugees to the United States.

      I live at the shore on Buzzards Bay (in Fairhaven, Massachusetts) with my husband, Jonathan, and we have three great kids and an adorable grandson.  

      Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend the reunion but I hope all those participating have a wonderful time and thanks very much to the organizers for putting together both the event and this website.