About me

My name is Deming Yang, a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University, NY. I study human origins in eastern Africa, going out for field excursions and visiting museums to look at fossils of all kinds. Through my research experience in the last several years, I have had a great opportunity to live in Kenya and travel through the country in many different places. 

Kenya is one of the most popular tourist destinations in eastern Africa mainly because English is an official language. This makes it extremely easy to travel with a low budget. Many safari businesses in Kenya are also flexible in their schedule and resource sharing policies. This means you can always find the safari you want at your budget price. 

This blog is nothing about any of that! It is about making a personal connection with the people you encounter by learning about their culture and history. It is about stories of my own that explain what I learned while living and doing research in Kenya. It is also about answering the questions of where we are right now and where we are going by looking into the past: human origins. These are the things that you may enjoy in your travels, apart from the safaris!

I feel very lucky to be able to share some of stories with you. If you want to know more about my research, check out the links below. Thanks!

https://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/deming-yang/

https://leakeyfoundation.org/grantee-spotlight-deming-yang/
https://leakeyfoundation.org/from-the-field-deming-yang-kenya/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deming_Yang3