May 25
Honors Convocation
The Honors Convocation is held each year on the last Friday of spring term, drawing the campus community together to celebrate the awards and academic accomplishments of our students. This year’s address will be delivered by Fue Lee ’13, Representative from Minnesota District 59A (Minneapolis). Elected in 2016, he is the first person of color and of Asian descent to represent that district in the Minnesota House, and the fourth Hmong American elected to a state legislature.
Born in a refugee camp in Thailand to Hmong parents from Laos, Lee came to the United States with his family when he was a year old, eventually settling in Minnesota. At Carleton, Lee was active in the Coalition of Hmong Students and other campus organizations. As a Carleton junior, Lee was awarded a Multicultural Alumni Network (MCAN) Scholarship which supported his internship with the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARC). He was later awarded the Technos International Prize, which is given each year to a graduating senior for outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to furthering the cause of international understanding. Lee graduated from Carleton in 2013 with a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations.
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