Byron Po is a Ph.D. student in Applied Linguistics. He holds a bachelor of arts and a master of arts degree in linguistics. Byron’s current research interests center on race and ethnicity, pluriversality, and discourse analysis. He speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Japanese, and will pursue a dual-title degree in Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies. Byron has taught a variety of composition, reading, and Asian studies courses at Penn State, and also possesses experience teaching Japanese and Chinese in non-academic settings.