Word: karens
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...Chiang Rai province on a bicycle in 1956, he was a 25-year-old with a new medical degree and a broken heart. A few weeks later he found himself in Thailand's wild west, and quickly realized his woes were nothing compared with the hardscrabble existence of the Karen, Mon and other tribes. So he began tramping from village to village, dispensing medicine and medical advice...
...Back at Pho Phra Doh, Boonma hobbles off down a dirt track and stops with a triumphant smile before a ramshackle hut. A muscular Karen tribesman emerges, squints, then breaks into a smile. "It's the doctor," shouts the Karen, who introduces himself as Kanong. The last time they met, Kanong was a 13-year-old communist fighter. An old man appears, and Kanong says, "This is Noo, my father. Remember?" Boonma does. It's hard to forget someone who once held a gun under your chin. They shake hands. "No hard feelings," says Noo. "You're welcome here...
...Lewis’ direct superior, Kirby was the one to fire Lewis, but Assistant Dean of the College Karen E. Avery ’87 echoes several administrators’ sentiments by likening Kirby to Summers’ puppet—and saying the firing was a product of Summers’ behind-the-scenes maneuvering...
Illingworth joins Assistant Dean of the College Karen E. Avery '87 and Registrar of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Arlene Becella as close colleagues of Lewis who will be leaving this summer...
Finnigan’s girlfriend—Karen Karr—arranged for him to interview with HBS over the satellite phone of Darrin Mortenson of San Diego’s North County Times, a reporter embedded with the Fifth Marines...