Word: ashong
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Still, Ashong says the "Amistad" experience has made him more confident in his decision to pursue a career in the arts, especially when so many people he knew seemed to ending up travelling the tried and true career paths...
...Ashong says that when he tells people he wants to be a professional actor, the first thing they say is, "You wasted how much money to come to Harvard?" Still, he points out there is a surprising number of graduates working in the professional arts, and he was lucky enough to find some Harvard contacts who could help...
W.E.B. Dubois Professor of Humanities Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. first helped Ashong by referring him to Cinque Henderson '94, who happened to be a development executive at Dreamworks. Henderson later brought Ashong to Spielberg's attention...
...Ashong says if he makes it in Hollywood he too wants to be an important contact and resource for Harvard undergraduates interested in the arts...
Actually, it would be fair to say that Ashong has already brought a little of Hollywood back to Harvard. He says his movie experience has added a lot to his thesis and has made him even more driven...