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Amanda C. Demmer

Associate Professor
  • Department of History
Amanda C. Demmer
404 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Amanda C. Demmer is an associate professor of American history at Virginia Tech. She researches and teaches about war, diplomacy, and human rights. Her first book, After Saigon’s Fall: Refugees and U.S.-Vietnamese Relations, 1975-2000, was published in 2021 with Cambridge University Press. In addition to authoring a variety of articles and chapters, her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Forbes, CBS News, Apple News Today, and other outlets. She currently researching and writing her second book project, tentatively titled Ginetta Sagan: Life and Legacy of a Human Rights Icon.  


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