Outreach & Public Engagement w/ Guven Witteveen

Sep 19

In today’s episode, we sit down with Guven Witteveen, Web Manager of East Asia Anthropology at the American Anthropological Association and an experienced professional in outreach and public engagement.

Guven’s career has centered on building connections across languages and cultures. He worked with Title IX programs to promote foreign language study, coordinated grants for colleges, and discovered his main anthropological focus in Japan. While at a museum there, he helped introduce translation technologies for exhibits, ensuring English versions reflected the intent of their Japanese originals.

His passion for languages has been a lifelong guide—beginning with time spent around international students, continuing as an exchange student in Colombia, and later through studying four languages in college. That path ultimately led him to anthropology and a career dedicated to connecting people through outreach.

Tune in to hear how outreach can break down language barriers and create new opportunities for engagement.