The Sue-Je Lee Gage Sunlit Residency
Sunlit Residency honors the legacy of anthropologist Dr. Sue-Je Lee Gage, pioneering scholar of Amerasians in South Korea, change maker, beloved teacher and mentor whose talents and interests spanned the fine arts, the humanities, and the social sciences. Scholars, artists, writers, and activists are invited to apply for short-term residencies in her Ithaca, NY home to pursue projects related to the passions and interests that motivated Dr. Gage’s work for social justice, human rights, and the arts on a broad scale.
avery r. young
is Chicago’s inaugural Poet Laureate and American Poet Laureate Fellow. His art practice spans poetry, libretto, film, curation, and performance works featured in national and international exhibitions, theater, festivals, and anthologies. During young’s time at Sunlit, he will be working on a new opera work, tentatively titled an un-heavy.
Advisory Board
Hannah Bae
Freelance Journalist and Nonfiction Writer
Eleana J. Kim
Professor of Anthropology and
Asian American Studies,
UC Irvine
Anya Peterson Royce
Chancellor's Professor emerita, Indiana University; Adjunct Professor emerita, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.
Jill M. Pfenning
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel, Vermont Gas Systems, Inc.
Board of Directors, Me & Korea, Inc.
Marvin D. Sterling
Professor of Anthropology,
Indiana University
