When I got back to Brown and dove right into the semester with various extracurricular commitments and a clearer sense of the general goals I wanted to work towards, the BISP project kind of fell to the wayside. After being immersed in my summer...
After some considerable thought, deliberation, and preparation, I've decided to focus my remaining time and energy towards building a website where youth (defined as 18-30 years old) in mainland China and Taiwan can share personal stories concerning...
Between Taipei and Shanghai, I've done seven interviews. I do think this project is motivated by a general sense of need and striving to fulfill it, but I've been finding it hard to maintain momentum. I feel like I head in one direction without a...
thoughts from home
I've been home for at least eight days now, and I've been using the time to catch up with family and soak up being home. To be honest, I've been slightly overwhelmed with the adjustment, and I haven't spent much time preparing for...
Hey everyone, just wanted to do a quick introduction and post a general overview of my summer plans.
I'm Alina Kung, a rising junior concentrating in Development Studies. This summer, as a BISP (Brown International Scholars Program) scholar I'll be...
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The Muhammad Ali Center Athletes and Social Change Forum, held on March 29 - 30, 2013 at the Ali Center in Louisville, KY, was an engaging and productive gathering...
In between my SIT-sponsored study abroad program and a two-week sojourn in Morocco, I’m lucky enough to get to spend a full week exploring southern Spain for a vacation and...
Source: The Telegraph. Picture taken of Chinese migrant worker's returning home for the Lunar New Year
China’s economic development has had important changes in policy that...