Hi, ’04s! I hope that this note finds you well and that spring has sprung in your part of the world. We may have lost an hour, but here’s hoping we are gaining a little more pre-pandemic normalcy as restrictions have eased in many places. And as we bask in the better weather and begin to welcome the 2022 summer solstice, I am excited to share some good news from our classmates.

Chien-Wen Kung recently published the book, Diasporic Cold Warriors: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930s-1970s. This book details how the Chinese in the Philippines became Southeast Asia’s most ardent overseas Chinese supporters of the Chinese Nationalist Party from the 1950s to 1970s. Well done, Chien-Wen, and keep up the great work!

Megan (Fontanella) Remmelts, who is a curator at the Guggenheim Museum, also has a new book and show at the museum titled, Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle. Vasily Kandinsky is recognized as a major artistic innovator and painting theorist, and this show explores his work in reverse chronological order, starting with his late-life paintings and proceeding upward along the Guggenheim’s spiral ramp. The show is on view until September, so definitely check it out if you are in New York City or plan to visit soon. And congratulations, Megan!

I also wanted to share that if you are looking to get back to your Dartmouth roots, your search is over! Your ’04 class officers are looking for a creative director who will manage our web and social presence, a diversity and inclusion chair who will shape inclusive classwide outreach and advocacy, and an alumni representative who will serve as our delegate on the Alumni Council. If you’re interested, email dartmouthclassof2004@gmail.com. As a final reminder, please continue to send in your updates! Your classmates near and far would love to hear from you. With that, I bid you adieu, ’04s, and wish you a very happy and warm start to your summer!

—Johanna Thomas, 14 Logan Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005; johannarthomas@gmail.com