Naa Atswei Laryea

Naa Atswei Laryea

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Naa Atswei Laryea is a recent graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University where she majored in Africana Studies and was a Barbara Silver Horowitz ‘55 Scholar of Distinction. In 2022, she was a Lilly Foundation Grant Intern at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, assisting with their educational and summer programming initiatives. Atswei has also conducted various research projects supported by Barnard College, the Institute African Studies at Columbia University, and the African Studies Association. She is honored to join the Africa-America Institute as a Research Associate.