Kisa Biely OC ‘26

Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia (2026-28)

Kisa Biely ‘26 majored in Communication Studies with an Education Studies Concentration, and is from Seattle, Washington. While at Oberlin, she was a co-chair of Asian American Alliance, a member of Third World Coop, and a Writing Associate. In her senior year at Oberlin, she also organized workshops and fundraisers in conjunction with grassroots organizations focused on migrant justice. In January 2025, she earned a Shansi In-Asia Grant to intern at ANT Hiroshima, a Japanese non-profit organization that conducts anti-nuclear peace education. As an extension of that work, she worked with Oberlin’s Luce Initiative in Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) grant team to create educational material and signage for Oberlin College's two second generation atomic bomb survivor ginkgo trees (that both live in Tappan). She is passionate about equity and accessibility in education, and hopes her work as a Shansi Fellow informs her work towards teaching pedagogy focused in linguistic justice.