Sheela Jane Menon is Assistant Professor of English at Dickinson College. Her research centers on questions of race and identity in Malaysian literature and culture, and is informed by her upbringing in Malaysia, Singapore, and Honolulu. Her current book project analyzes a new cultural archive from Malaysia consisting of Indigenous (Orang Asal) oral histories, alongside novels, films, and public performances by Malay, Chinese, and Indian artists. Her work has been published in ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, Verge: Studies in Global Asias, The Diplomat, The Conversation, and New Mandala. In the classroom, Sheela Jane teaches Asian American, postcolonial, and world literature. She was appointed to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs in December 2019.