Ama Amponsah
Growing up in a Ghanaian household, Ama was raised to understand the importance of tradition and culture. She formed a deep appreciation for oral history and preservation during her time at Washington College. She began working as an Intern for the Starr Center on the Urgent Care: Public History & Modern Pandemics Projects and the Chesapeake Heartland Project. During the Summer of 2021, Ama is also working as a Music Curation and Education Intern at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is a rising senior at Washington College majoring in Anthropology on the Pre-Med track with a minor in Chemistry. Post-graduation, she plans to get her Master’s degree in Public Health.
DrAma
DrAma was created by my close friends, who always called me dramatic. One day my friends noted how my name “Ama” was also in “drama,” reinforcing the idea of me being a dramatic person. Now Drama and Ama are two sides of the same coin.