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...world,” Jarell L. Lee ’10 says. This inherent message of exclusivity is why other student groups are not jumping on the Black Card bandwagon.“We try not to create an image,” Co-President of the South Asian Association Mayuri N. Shah ’08 says. “In creating an image we may run the risk of alienating people who don’t necessarily fit.”Lee of the BSA, however, does not associate image creation with exclusivity. Instead, he views...
...politicians attempt to churn out the vote for the upcoming national elections, a student group is trying to churn out Asian American candidates in campus-wide elections. The Asian American Association (AAA) created the Asian American Political Initiative this year as a support network for students interested in running for leadership positions in a number of organizations, including the Undergraduate Council (UC) and the Institute of Politics (IOP). “I feel like for any student who is involved in IOP or UC, that is a great preparation for a career in politics,” said Sanby...
Barefoot students of different class years, college affiliations, and cultures collided—literally in some cases—at Hungama, a South Asian dance fest held at the Malkin Athletic Center’s gymnasium Saturday night. Hungama, organized by Dharma, Harvard’s Hindu Students Association, means “uproar” in Hindi and showed a scene of vibrant flashes of traditional South Asian garb swirling to lively music. “I haven’t pre-gamed at all and I feel amazing,” said Firth M. McEachern...
...importance as a country, Vice Provost for International Affairs Jorge I. Dominguez wrote in an e-mail yesterday. “Among the founding courses of the post-World War II ‘new’ general education curriculum were the two semesters on East Asian history and civilization.” The proliferation of students from China, particularly at the graduate and professional schools, has caused those schools to develop substantial China-related activities, he added. According to Harvard School of Public Health Dean Barry R. Bloom, who sits on the HCF’s steering committee...
...also paying special attention to the Central Asian states where flights between Iran and North Korea might seek to land for refueling. Earlier this month, Undersecretary of State Robert Joseph went to Central Asia and obtained endorsements from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan for the PSI. Uzbekistan was already cooperating and, according to U.S. officials, Kyrgyzstan promised to consider joining the initiative...