Sorensen Fellowship Internship Summaries

2017

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Contents

Concluding and Celebrating 20 Years of the Sorensen Fellowship: Reflections From the Director — Marci McPhee.
Introduction — Patricia E. Chu.
Instituting Unvisualized Change: Trusting the Faith Walk — Michelle Dennis ’18.
A Plaza Into Eternity, or One Step Closer to Self-Discovery — Zeynep Ece Esikara ’19.
Changing Perceptions of Mental Health: Reflections on My Community — Mrudula Gadgil ’18.
'Nolo Contendere': A Summer Inside New York's Innocence Movement — Max Gould ’18.
Not Chickening Out: Moving Towards Queer Liberation in Pretoria, South Africa — Paul Sindberg ’18.
Envisioning the World as It Should Be: Jewish Community Organizing Across Identities in Chicago — Leah Susman ’18.

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2016

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Contents

Introduction — Leigh Swigart.
Deconstructing Assumptions: A Journey of Discovery and Growth — Jennifer Almodovar Jimenez ’18.
Meeting Abuelo Rene in Hanoi — Marcelo Brociner ’18.
A Journey Close to Home: Natural Settings and Local Communities — Jake Greenberg ’18.
Learning Again, Learning Anew — Yael Jaffe ’18.
Learning the Self and Others with the Dharma — Brandon Tran ’18.
Rawia's Questions — Sophia Warren ’18.

2015

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Contents

Introduction — Daniel Terris.
Rolling Wave or Raging Fire? Clashing Activism From the Second to Fourth Waves of Feminism — Ariella Assouline ’17.
All Roads Lead to Gergi: Starting Ethio-STEM — Bethlehem Seifu Belaineh ’16.
One Foot in Each Door — Tove Olaussen Freeman ’16.
A Center of Their Own — Shaoleen Khaled ’16.
Becoming Chinese Feminists: Power, Communities and Challenges — Anni Long ’16.
The Web of the Environment — Wilkins Lugo ’17.
A Outsider Welcomed In: Examining the Intersections of Trust in Argentina's Public Mental Health Care System and in Everyday Encounters — Regina Roberg ’17.
Milestones: The Joys and Trials of Autism — Bezaye T. Teshome ’16.

2014

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Contents

Introduction — Cynthia Cohen.
Weaving the Essence of a Nation — Ibrahima Diaboula ’16.
From 'Slum' to Neighborhood: Building Relationships and Regaining Trust — Shimon Mazor ’16.
Polin: When Past Meets Present — Elad Mehl ’16.
A Journey of Hope: Discovering Ties Between Health and Education in Atorkor, Ghana — Ngobitak Ndiwane ’16.
Believe: Balancing Hope and Power at the U.S. Department of Education — Sneha Walia ’15.
'Don’t Forget Me, Sir': Reflections on 'Development' in Hubli, India — Shane Weitzman ’16.

2013

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Contents

Introduction — Leigh Swigart.
Through the Lens of Birth and Illness: Rediscovering My Native Country — Damiana Andonova ’15.
Deconstructing One's Paper Identity — Cynthia Wangui Charchi ’14.
Fighting for Choice: Navigating the Streets and Politics of New York City — Hailey Magee ’15.
Impressions of Talibés and Islamic Education in Senegal — Nelly Schläfereit ’15.
An Informal Image in Different Voices — Abie Troen ’14.
Reversal of Roles: Lessons Learned as a Teacher in Uganda — Hannah Young ’15.

2012

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Contents

Introduction — Mitra Shavarini.
Identity Troubles: Establishing National Identity in Postwar Northern Ireland — Rachael Koehler ’13.
Changing the Culture of the Young Generation in Msunduza, Swaziland: The Role of Women — Mangaliso Mohammed ’13.
Exploring the Informal and Semirural Economy: Impact of Microfinance in Tanzania — Karia Sekumbo ’14.
Building on the Past: Media Ethics in Rwanda's Evolving Post-Genocide Society — Robyn Spector ’13.
The Merging of Times: Palestinian Refugee Identity Within the West Bank — Andrea Verdeja ’14.

2011

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Contents

Introduction — Mitra Shavarini.
Planting Seeds of Peace: Teaching Nonviolence in Costa Rican Schools — Calliope Desenberg ’12.
Trauma and Healing Through Art: Revealing the Power of Solidarity — Jessye Kass ’13.
Rethinking Disability: Value in Human Difference — Sarah Michael ’12.
Giving Voice — Shani Rosenbaum ’12.
A Cure for Poverty: A Profile of Community-Based Health Care — Piyawat "Paul" Sukijthamapan ’13.
From Severed Roots: Journeys of Abuse to Empowerment at Thailand's Wildflower Home — Sarah Van Buren ’13.

2010

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Contents

Introduction — Mitra Shavarini.
Confronting Community: The Complexities of Slum Life in Mumbai — Kayla Dinces ’12.
A Lot Can Happen Over Coffee — Kelsey Grab ’12.
Girl Power: Gender Roles and Women's Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan — Matthew Kupfer ’12.
La Loma: Community and Education in a Rural Andean Village — Christopher Lau ’12.
Her Story: The Struggles and Characteristics of the Kilimanjaro Woman — Tess Raser ’12.
Treasure Amidst Trash: Preserving Community in the World's Largest Garbage City — Madeleine Stix ’12.

2009

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Contents

Introduction — Mitra Shavarini.
Reality and Reckoning: The Sanctity of Humanity in the Occupied Territories — Elizabeth Bowman ’10.
Jamaica: No Problem — Lisa Hanania ’11.
Defining Assistance: The Complexities of International Aid in Lesotho — Lauren Kraus ’10.
Closed Doors and False Hope: A Critique of Medical Aid Provided by American-Run Organizations in the Sacred Valley — Kathleen Rees ’10.
Forgive Them, Mother: Witnessing Impossible Forgiveness — Noam Shuster ’11.
The "Right" Medicine — Gabriel T. Verzino ’10.

2008

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Contents

Introduction — Mitra Shavarini.
Barriers and Solidarity: An Outsider Navigates Northern Uganda and Its Humanitarian Enterprise — Benjamin Bechtolsheim ’09.
Searching for Relief from an AIDS Epidemic: Clients and Community at Gay Men's Health Crisis — Aaron Breslow ’10.
From Where I Sit: Disconnected Memories and Thoughts From Beneath the 58,000 — Rachael Chanin ’10.
Expectations — Hannah Janoowalla ’10.
Discovering the Role Art Plays in Creating Social Change — Catherine McConnell ’10.
Being Part of the Change — Avram Mlotek ’09.
Live and Become — Judith Simons ’10.
Through the Lens: The Insider-Outsider Conundrum That NGOs Face Working in Beijing, China — Angela Tse ’08.
Searching for Peace through the Chaos: Peace and Development in Nepal — Aaron Voldman ’09.

2007

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Contents

Introduction — Daniel Terris.
Stars in the Sky: Race, Class and Security in Randleman, North Carolina — Ramon De Jesus ’08.
¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! — Rachel Kleinbaum ’08.
Sentences and Words: Language and Legacy Inside the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda — Daniel Koosed ’08.
Uzi Kurinda Imana We: A Story of Resilience in Rwanda — Margot Moinester ’09.
Coercion and Conversion: The Organic Farming Movement in Maharashtra, India — Neena Pathak ’08.
Kakamega: Living and Learning in Kenya's Last Remaining Rainforest — Jamie Pottern ’09.

2006

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Contents

Introduction — Daniel Terris.
Perform for a Change - William Chalmus ’07 (School of Playback Theatre, New Paltz, New York, and Contact Inc., Brisbane, Australia).
Autonomy, Representation and Lekil Kuxlejal in Highland Chiapas — Daniel Duffy ’07 (Red de Comunicadores Boca de Polen, Chiapas, Mexico).
The Politics of History Education in the Balkans: The Young Generation as Transmitter of Reconciliation — Kosmes Kaprinis ’07 (Kokkalis Foundation, Athens and Olympia, Greece).
The End of Transition? Information and Democracy on the Brink of Bulgaria's Accession to the European Union — Josh Rosenthal ’07 (Access to Information Programme Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria).
The Art Therapy Centre: A Portrait — Naomi Safran-Hon ’08 (Art Therapy Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa).
Finding What's "Right": Understanding Women's Rights in Senegal through Multiple Identities — Dana Sawitz ’08 (West African Research Center, Dakar, Senegal).

2004

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