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Year Of Empowerment
Every morning during my elementary school days, my dad woke up extra early to pack my lunch. He knew I loved the classic Chinese dish of tomato and egg stir-fry, so the whirr of the kitchen exhaust fans coming from downstairs was like music to my ears. He was always gone for work by the…
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One Person, One Vote(?)
Developing the Constitution of the United States was not easy. A testament to political engineering, the Constitution had to strike a balance of federal representation between its largest and smallest states. The compromise between these states meant that an upper chamber, the Senate, would consist of two senators per state while the lower chamber, the…
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Islamophobia In China
Islamophobia has long been frowned upon in Western societies, as many deem this an act of religious discrimination or xenophobia; this is not, however, the case in China. In recent years, posting anti-Islam speeches on China’s social media almost became a politically correct thing: people would speak of Muslims in the way Westerners talk about…
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Catch me in Kathmandu: My Excursion to Ladakh, India
The program I am participating in is fortunate enough that we go on both a major and minor excursion. For our major excursion we went to Ladakh, a part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, which borders Chinese-occupied Tibet. We went to Ladakh because it is known for being as…
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America’s “Enemy Aliens”
America’s fraught relationship with Islam has a recent history. After decades filled with embattled rhetoric and devastating wars, America has arrived at a juncture where refugees and fear are the tragic results. This crucible is where Presidential candidate Donald Trump stands, talking about tracking Muslims, stopping Muslim immigration, and surveilling Muslim communities. In November 2015,…
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Wash U’s Model Minority
The print version of this article mistakenly used an earlier draft of the piece. Below is the author’s intended contribution. BY MICHELE HALL If you scroll through the names of students involved in the Mosaic Project, there are not likely to be any surprises. The names listed are more than likely names of students who…
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“I’m Sorry. Do You Speak English?”
BY JOE LENOFF The United States is an economic and military powerhouse, with business interests that span the globe and security concerns that reach just as far, yet according to Gallup, only 34 percent of Americans speak a foreign language “well enough to hold a conversation”. This may sound encouraging, but compared with Europe, where…
