“Hi everyone! My name is Guillem Belmar. I grew up in Catalonia (you may have heard of Barcelona, I grew up just an hour north of it). I got my PhD in 2024 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. My research is pretty varied, but it all comes from a desire to understand processes of linguistic minoritization and the ways in which different communities around the world fight back. I believe in multilingualism with equal respect to all languages and linguistic varieties, and I gear my academic work and my activism towards that goal. I currently do most of my Fieldwork in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Michoacán, focusing on Mixtepec Mixtec and Sierra P’urhépecha, and I work with diaspora communities to improve language access and interpretation services in the medical and legal sphere in the US. I have a BA in Translation and Interpretation from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; an MA in Language Sciences and Hispanic Linguistics from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia; and an MA in Multilingualism from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.”

Email: gbelmar@uoregon.edu

Hello! My name is Alexa Rose (she/her) and I will be your FIG Assistant! I am a fourth-year student at UO and a first-year FA. I come from rural Eastern Oregon, in a small town called Echo. Last fall, I was in the Breaking the Wall FIG which spoke to my History major. I'm excited to dive deeper into languages and language learning with this FIG, which compliments my second major (Linguistics) quite nicely. There is a variety of things to do here in Eugene, whether by yourself or with friends. Some of my favorites are trivia at the EMU, games on the lawn, cafe hunting around town, and movie marathons. I'm always up for discussing books (certified avid reader), trading stories of siblings and adventures, or debating why chocolate chip mint is one of the best ice cream flavors. My FIG experience greatly helped me navigate my first year at college. Having smaller class sizes allowed me to foster a deep sense of community, something I hope to provide and grow along with you in this FIG. 

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