The International Center for Writing and Translation thanks the following for their generous contributions to our conference:

The Ford Foundation's Difficult Dialogues

The Office of Research at UCI

UCI Center for Asian Studies

UCI Cross Cultural Center

Humanitech®

Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture

The UCI Program in African American Studies and the Departments of Asian American Studies, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages & Literatures, English, History, and Women's Studies

With special thanks to the UC Multi-Campus Research Group in International Performance and Culture, UCI Student Center, UCI Catering/Aramark, UCI Bookstore, Calit2, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, uci film and video center, the Atrium Hotel, Back Bay Travel, and our ICWT interns and volunteers.

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