 Department of Geography
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   Christopher Airriess Professor of Geography View e-mail address | Log in to view e-mail w/your BSU Username CL 426J (765) 285-1614 Fax: 285-2351 Department of Geography Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306 Add Contact Info to Outlook Profile Born on Long Island, New York, Chris spent all his childhood in Malaysia and Singapore before returning to the United States to attend university. These experiences sparked his interest in human geography, and in particular, his research interests in Pacific Rim ports and development, and the geographies of ethnic-Southeast Asians in North America. His current research work focuses on the political economy of peri-urban vegetable farming Hong Kong, and in the United States, the ethnic-Vietnamese business economy of New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris has been the recipient of two Fulbright grants, one to Indonesia in 1989, and the other to Hong Kong in 1999. In fall semester 2003, Chris was on sabbatical leave, part of which was spent in Shanghai, China. Dr. Airriess' most frequently taught class is the Geography of the Cultural Environment (GEOG 121), that introduces students to an appreciation of the cultural complexities of folk and popular cultures, religion, language, ethnicity, and food habits. Dr. Airriess earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1989. FALL 2008 Courses:
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