Olivia Chaudhury

Olivia VF Chaudhury was born in New York and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She earned a B.S. Urban and Regional Studies and an M.A. Historic Preservation Planning from Cornell University. Her research explores the American imaginary through events such as the World’s Fairs and the United States’ anniversaries, culminating in her M.A. thesis. “How America Remembers Itself: An Analysis of Programming in the Bicentennial, Semiquincentennial and American Girl, Centering Indigenous Perspectives.” Olivia is a Historic Preservation Specialist at the New Jersey Historic Trust.