Hi all, the column this month will be pretty short and sweet. With it being the holidays, not many people chimed in with things going on. First, in the “it’s a small world after all” segment of our show, Ashley Nowygrod mentioned how she was reading the ’02 Class Notes about how Ariel Diaz ran into an alum on a glacier in Argentina and then Ashley ran into Alex Hamlin in a backcountry hut near Bariloche, Argentina. I’m surprised when I run into any Dartmouth alum ever—let alone one in a backcountry hut in South America! Such a small world! Hope you guys did a “Salty Dog Rag” in a DOC tribute.


Fighting for the Dream by Victoria Moy is the first-ever book on Chinese Americans serving in the U.S. military from WW II to present. The book debuted on November 6, 2014, at the Museum of Chinese in America in Chinatown, New York. Victoria moderated a round-table discussion with Chinese-American vets from WW II, Iraq and Afghanistan who are profiled in the book. In its first few weeks on Amazon it was No. 1 in “hot new releases in Asian American studies and Chinese biographies.” Congratulations, Victoria! 


Lastly, congratulations to Will Zimmerman and his wife, Maria, who welcomed their first child Benedict Adrien Zimmerman on November 28, 2014. According to Will, “He’s better than everyone else’s kids. So there.” Umm, Will, do you still feel that way at 3 a.m. when he’s waking up to eat? I’ve seen Facebook pictures; he’s one cute kid.


Thanks to all who have sent me news; please send to the email address below to ensure that I mention it in the next column. Facebook messenger is great, but over the course of a couple months I forget what I see and where. Hope everyone is doing well! Over and out.


—Kellee (Harper) Hanigan, 165 Rome Court, Terre Haute, IN 47803; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com