Floyd Mori is currently the president/CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies and previously served as national executive director/CEO of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). He has served on numerous committees and boards. He does extensive volunteer work, which includes serving on the steering committee of the National Veterans Network and […]

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara is a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme. Previously, he was a specialist at the Organization of American States. His latest book, Mafia & Co: Criminal networks in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia, was recently published by Editorial Planeta and translated into English by the Woodrow Wilson Center.   “I urge […]

Abstract In response to anti-immigrant remarks made by District of Columbia City Councilman Marion Barry, a group of young progressive activists launched the “Say Sorry Barry” campaign to engage the city in a dialogue about respectful rhetoric. Barry’s comments contributed to a dangerously xenophobic narrative present throughout the 2012 election cycle. To combat this, the […]

Note: This is part 2 of a 2 part series. Read Brian’s first post here. Photo credit: Michael S. Williamson (source here). BY BRIAN CHIGLINSKY Yesterday, we introduced the concept of the Great Decoupling – the idea that middle class income growth is no longer connected to the growth of the broader American economy. Today, we look […]

Note: This post is part 1 of a 2 part series. Part 2 will be available on Friday, October 18. BY BRIAN CHIGLINSKY It sounded like a fantasy novel. In the heyday of furniture manufacturing, she said, a high school student could drop out, walk out of his schoolhouse, down the road by the river […]

Susana Baca is the current president of the Commission of Culture at the Organization of American States (OAS). A singer-songwriter born in Peru, she has played a major role in Afro-Peruvian music research and revival. She has a degree in education and a PhD honoris causa from Universidad Enrique Guzmán y Valle, Lima, Peru. She […]

BY JONATHAN HILLMAN Would you ask an ophthalmologist to remove your gall bladder? Would you pay a traffic cop for legal advice? Probably not — unless you happen to be that dashing, danger-seeking Dos Equis guy. Yet when it comes to U.S. foreign policy, Americans seem content accepting counsel from dubious sources. Who can blame […]

** we hear you had a very unique job before you came to the Kennedy School. Tell us about that. For the last three years, I worked in President George W. and Mrs. Laura Bush’s office, managing Mrs. Bush’s policy engagement in national and international issues.  Getting to staff them through such an interesting time […]

By Tommy Tobin What happens when a professor, three comedians, and a host walk into a bar? The answer is Oberon Theater’s monthly romp through a particular field of study, complete with laughs and lots of learning. Each instalment of “You’re the Expert” centers on a new expert, who along with three local comics and the host […]

By Ted Zagraniski, Culture Editor There is no possible way that anyone will ever dictate to you what your next job will be. You will not receive an envelope at graduation containing the plan for your next ten years. And you will not get a phone call out of the blue informing you that you’ve […]

Alexandra Raphel is interning at The Friday Times, a newsweekly headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan. Based on the belief that a better, more nuanced understanding of a place can lead to more effective diplomacy, security initiatives, and economic development policy, she has been exploring Pakistan’s second-largest city looking for stories that often don’t make headlines. You can […]

Andrea Titus spent the summer interning with the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP).  She focused on impact evaluation of vocational training programs for women in rural Punjab. I’ve spent a lot of this summer thinking about mobility.  Oftentimes, I’m thinking about the challenges of getting around in Lahore as a single woman without […]