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Episode 3 - Jana K. Lipman

 

In the third episode, Jana Lipman discusses her encounters and luncheons with Günter Bischof, her journey into the field of historical studies, and specifically addresses American colonialism, Vietnamese refugees in the United States, along with American refugee policy.

Jana K. Lipman, Ph.D., is a historian of 20th-century U.S. foreign relations, U.S. immigration, refugee studies, labor, and migration history. Her research interest follows U.S. diplomatic relations and expands internationally, including Cuba, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, with a concentration on the effect of diplomatic politics on the local population. Her educational background includes a master's degree from Yale and a doctorate from the same institution.Lipman taught at St. Joseph’s College and is an associate professor at Tulane University in New Orleans. Her independent work includes In Camps: Vietnamese Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Repatriates, and Guantanamo: A Working-Class History Between Empire and Revolution. She has edited multiple books, including Making The Empire Work. Her career as a professor includes classes in her study area, including U.S. public history. In 2015, she received the Tulane School of Liberal Arts April Brayfield Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Her recent awards include Honorable Mention for the Association of Asian American Studies Book Prize, History Division in 2022, Honorable Mention for the Robert Ferrell Book Prize, SHAFR in 2021, and Office of Research Award in Student Research Mentoring in 2021. In 2022, she taught as a Fulbright-Diplomatic Academy Visiting Professor of International Studies in Austria. Her recent work addresses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the idea of American exceptionalism. Lipman met Gunter Bischof when she first started at Tulane University. Bischof mentored Lipman during her early years as a historian in New Orleans. These two diplomatic historians bonded over their shared research interests. Their shared research interests include the Vietnam War and U.S. diplomatic history. This interview will follow the relationship between Lipman and Bischof. Their relationship includes how they met and the projects they have worked on together. Dr. Lipman also talks about her career as a historian. She starts by describing her research interest and how she came to those topics. Dr. Lipman explains different topics regarding history, including the changes in diplomatic history, public history, and her experience teaching in Vienna. Dr. Lipman explains three current projects. The interview will conclude with common questions among History Exchange, which includes personalized questions about Austria.

Interviewers:
Shelby Thibodaux is a South Louisiana native and graduate student in the University of New Orleans public history track. Her research interests include 20th-century American history and education in Louisiana during the Civil Rights Movement.
Anna Scott is from London and has been coming to New Orleans since 2013. She is also a graduate history student on the public history track. Her research interests lie in early 20th-century New Orleans music and performance.