Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Kiwi is a history student and content creator sharing underrepresented stories from periods of great historical change. Kiwi graduated with Distinction from the University of Virginia in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Foreign Affairs. Kiwi’s undergraduate research included capstone papers on how enslaved African Americans in the Antebellum American South owned property, the influence victims and survivors of the Holocaust had over the Nuremberg Military Tribunals, and how subaltern historical accounts show U.S. political leadership conceived of 19th century westward expansion as an imperial conquest. Moreover, Kiwi’s research into the effects of gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of judges on U.S. federal courts was published in the undergraduate Seriatim Journal of American Politics Spring 2022 issue.
Since graduating from UVA, Kiwi has taught 5th and 6th grade World History at a low-income public charter school in Kansas City and worked as a Federal Investigator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Kiwi continues his historical research and publishes his work under the @timelesskiwihistory handle on YouTube and TikTok. Notable projects include an investigation into the 8th century Abbasid “Banquet of Blood,” historical commentary on the Assassin’s Creed historical fiction video game franchise, and a series on the 9th century Zanj rebellion of East African enslaved workers in the Abbasid Caliphate.
At Columbia University and the London School of Economics, Kiwi’s research interests are in East African history during and around the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century. Kiwi aims to shine a light on the cross-cultural connections created during this complex period of African cultures, Islamic states, and European colonial enterprises.
