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...After years of living abroad, I often have my doubts, confusions and a sense of loss. I feel somewhat disconnected from my motherland, China, where I spent 20 years growing up. I believe that the Chinese diaspora all have the same feeling at some point. This insightful and well-researched article is not only learning material for other countries, but also a reminder to us Chinese expatriates of where we came from, what changes are taking place in our mother country and, most importantly, who we truly are. Yang Yang Singapore...
...things can get in the way, like food poisoning,” said Jason W. Schnier ’11, who will be visiting Israel and other parts of the Middle East over January. He added that he was not “terribly concerned” about going abroad because of the ready accessibility of hospitals in the areas he was visiting...
...particularly ironic and disturbing that Oren, who was a visiting professor at Harvard in 2006, could justify the destruction of academic life and the continued ban on school supplies to Gaza’s students. Israel also bans Palestinian students in Gaza from studying abroad. In May 2008, Palestinian students who received Fulbright scholarships were not allowed to leave Gaza because of Israel’s crippling siege. Israel’s systematic denial of Palestinians’ basic human and civil rights should be confronted, not legitimized, by academic institutions...
...social studies concentrator focusing on human rights and conflict, Bakker spent the past two summers abroad conducting research for his senior thesis. In 2008 he observed the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, and in 2009 he studied the Special Court for Sierra Leone. His research focuses on the benefits of making international criminal law more accessible to the communities actually affected by rights abuses, noting that this was the case in Sierra Leone, but not with...
With accomplishments ranging from promoting football abroad to dancing the hula, Ho says that he takes nothing for granted. A true team player, he hopes other Harvard students can adopt a similar perspective...