kim yi dionne (she/her)
@dadakim.bsky.social
Teach/research/write African politics & pandemics.
Editor, Good Authority https://bsky.app/profile/goodauth.bsky.social
Host, Ufahamu Africa Podcast https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social
Editor, Good Authority https://bsky.app/profile/goodauth.bsky.social
Host, Ufahamu Africa Podcast https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social
I can't help but look at some of these cringe-y playlists.
HT @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social: panamaplaylists.com
HT @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social: panamaplaylists.com
September 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I can't help but look at some of these cringe-y playlists.
HT @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social: panamaplaylists.com
HT @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social: panamaplaylists.com
My friends left UCR for greener pastures and they stayed with us their last night in town. One thing (among many things!) they left with us was sourdough starter. Today I made my first-ever sourdough bread. It’s hard work and it made me miss them more. But at least I have bread. 😭💕🍞
July 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My friends left UCR for greener pastures and they stayed with us their last night in town. One thing (among many things!) they left with us was sourdough starter. Today I made my first-ever sourdough bread. It’s hard work and it made me miss them more. But at least I have bread. 😭💕🍞
Boston remains THE WORST.
"The largest increase was 292 percent in Boston and the second highest was a 289 percent increase in San Diego."
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"The largest increase was 292 percent in Boston and the second highest was a 289 percent increase in San Diego."
immresearch.org/publications...
July 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Boston remains THE WORST.
"The largest increase was 292 percent in Boston and the second highest was a 289 percent increase in San Diego."
immresearch.org/publications...
"The largest increase was 292 percent in Boston and the second highest was a 289 percent increase in San Diego."
immresearch.org/publications...
It’s 96 with wind gusts up to 16 mph—and here’s the difference of 7 minutes for a local fire.
June 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It’s 96 with wind gusts up to 16 mph—and here’s the difference of 7 minutes for a local fire.
So thrilled for Debanhi Rojas Figueroa, who I was lucky to have as a student and then joined my lab. She's going to spread her wings and start her PhD at UC Santa Barbara next year. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-clas...
June 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So thrilled for Debanhi Rojas Figueroa, who I was lucky to have as a student and then joined my lab. She's going to spread her wings and start her PhD at UC Santa Barbara next year. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-clas...
Not the carillonneur playing Imagine.
May 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Not the carillonneur playing Imagine.
Now the NSF is reducing indirect rates (aka facilities and administration costs; overhead) to 15%. Email I just received screencap'd below. Here's the link included in the email: www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
May 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Now the NSF is reducing indirect rates (aka facilities and administration costs; overhead) to 15%. Email I just received screencap'd below. Here's the link included in the email: www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
If you’re an academic in Southern California, please consider joining this event Saturday afternoon:
linktr.ee/uclafa_actions
linktr.ee/uclafa_actions
April 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If you’re an academic in Southern California, please consider joining this event Saturday afternoon:
linktr.ee/uclafa_actions
linktr.ee/uclafa_actions
Congratulations to @ucrpolisci.bsky.social PhD student Karina Alpayeva for making it to the finals of this year's @ucriverside.bsky.social Grad Slam. Come watch her presentation and those of other finalists today @ 5pm.
events.ucr.edu/event/2025-g...
events.ucr.edu/event/2025-g...
April 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Congratulations to @ucrpolisci.bsky.social PhD student Karina Alpayeva for making it to the finals of this year's @ucriverside.bsky.social Grad Slam. Come watch her presentation and those of other finalists today @ 5pm.
events.ucr.edu/event/2025-g...
events.ucr.edu/event/2025-g...
Happy birthday to joão—a great friend and perfect excuse for cheese/cake.
March 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Happy birthday to joão—a great friend and perfect excuse for cheese/cake.
Glad to host my lab for an end-of-quarter dinner to celebrate all of our wins. One undergrad got into a PhD program. Another accepted a full ride to an MPP program. Another was selected for an REU. A grad student won a dissertation fellowship & successfully defended his prospectus. So proud of them!
March 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Glad to host my lab for an end-of-quarter dinner to celebrate all of our wins. One undergrad got into a PhD program. Another accepted a full ride to an MPP program. Another was selected for an REU. A grad student won a dissertation fellowship & successfully defended his prospectus. So proud of them!
Photos from today’s red card making social event hosted by @ucrpolisci.bsky.social. Grateful to the students and especially @minhye.bsky.social for helping. Happy to share details with anyone who wants to do this with students, staff, and faculty at their institutions!
March 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Photos from today’s red card making social event hosted by @ucrpolisci.bsky.social. Grateful to the students and especially @minhye.bsky.social for helping. Happy to share details with anyone who wants to do this with students, staff, and faculty at their institutions!
Today @ucrpolisci.bsky.social is co-sponsoring an event -- RESISTANCE: The Fight Against the New Trump Agenda on Immigration.
3:30-5:00pm in INTS 1113, UC Riverside
If you're in Riverside, please join us. If you're not, they will be recording the event and we will share later.
3:30-5:00pm in INTS 1113, UC Riverside
If you're in Riverside, please join us. If you're not, they will be recording the event and we will share later.
February 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Today @ucrpolisci.bsky.social is co-sponsoring an event -- RESISTANCE: The Fight Against the New Trump Agenda on Immigration.
3:30-5:00pm in INTS 1113, UC Riverside
If you're in Riverside, please join us. If you're not, they will be recording the event and we will share later.
3:30-5:00pm in INTS 1113, UC Riverside
If you're in Riverside, please join us. If you're not, they will be recording the event and we will share later.
What small acts of resistance are you engaged in today? Here’s mine.
February 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What small acts of resistance are you engaged in today? Here’s mine.
Oh, 2024 Kim that scheduled this meeting with 2025 Kim. You sweet, summer child.
February 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Oh, 2024 Kim that scheduled this meeting with 2025 Kim. You sweet, summer child.
🇨🇳🌍New in @goodauth.bsky.social is a piece by Ann & Johannes Karreth examining the gender gap in Africans' attitudes toward China. They analyze 3 rounds of Afrobarometer data and create some neat dataviz (see below!). The piece summarizes findings from a recent @politicsgenderj.bsky.social article.
January 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🇨🇳🌍New in @goodauth.bsky.social is a piece by Ann & Johannes Karreth examining the gender gap in Africans' attitudes toward China. They analyze 3 rounds of Afrobarometer data and create some neat dataviz (see below!). The piece summarizes findings from a recent @politicsgenderj.bsky.social article.
Starting off this Year of the Snake with an email asking me to review page proofs. #HappyNewYear
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Starting off this Year of the Snake with an email asking me to review page proofs. #HappyNewYear
Today’s rainy weather coincides with crop box pickup. So please share any winter vegetable soup suggestions (we also eat meat—in case that matters).
January 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today’s rainy weather coincides with crop box pickup. So please share any winter vegetable soup suggestions (we also eat meat—in case that matters).
My lab had its first (virtual) meeting of the quarter last week and while I'm generally overwhelmed with the work I have right now and annoyed/frustrated with the parts of my job that involve bureaucratic red tape, working with enthusiastic young people interested in research is truly a gift.
January 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My lab had its first (virtual) meeting of the quarter last week and while I'm generally overwhelmed with the work I have right now and annoyed/frustrated with the parts of my job that involve bureaucratic red tape, working with enthusiastic young people interested in research is truly a gift.
A morning walk up “coyote canyon” with the kids, then homemade pasta al limone for lunch, then I taught myself a new crochet technique to get halfway through a baby blanket, and then a neighborhood walk with the love of my life—all before the sun goes down. Hope you also had a good start for 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A morning walk up “coyote canyon” with the kids, then homemade pasta al limone for lunch, then I taught myself a new crochet technique to get halfway through a baby blanket, and then a neighborhood walk with the love of my life—all before the sun goes down. Hope you also had a good start for 2025.
I was so surprised when someone told me they preferred I kept my shoes on. I was also uncomfortable the whole visit because I'm not used to wearing shoes in the house. I recently came across this map and while it's likely made up, maybe there's some grain of truth?
December 31, 2024 at 5:21 PM
I was so surprised when someone told me they preferred I kept my shoes on. I was also uncomfortable the whole visit because I'm not used to wearing shoes in the house. I recently came across this map and while it's likely made up, maybe there's some grain of truth?
Love is my stepdad making me a sandwich for my 3.5 hour drive home.
December 26, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Love is my stepdad making me a sandwich for my 3.5 hour drive home.