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August 22, 2017

Can We Learn from History?

This past year, American politics has been turbulent, but it offers valuable lessons. As someone…

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Blogs Identity Lifestyle Success

July 25, 2017

Should I Thank My Country?

A couple of weeks ago, I celebrated my 8,000th day on planet Earth with non-celebrations…

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Belief Blogs Education General Health and Wellness Identity Lifestyle

July 10, 2017

Caught in the Crossfire: Witnessing “Political Correctness” at Yale

A couple of weeks ago, I found out by accident through a share on Facebook…

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Blogs General Health and Wellness In Transition

January 13, 2015

Home Again: Letting Loose and Letting Go

It’s always bliss to be home. I started counting down even before finishing my final…

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Blogs General Starting Out Success

October 2, 2014

My Yale Experience

Before attending Yale, I had only visited the campus once and felt as if I…

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Blogs General In Transition Success

September 19, 2014

The Unnecessity of Grades

Grade point average, or GPA, is the most crucial factor in American college admission evaluations,…

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Blogs General In Transition Relationship

September 4, 2014

Where is Home?

Long before landing in Beijing, I imagined time after time how I would get out…

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Blogs General Success

August 1, 2014

My Campus Job

Standing taller than I am was a dozen stacks of plastic trashcans in a tiny…

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In Transition

November 4, 2013

Am I the Only One?

At a large university like Yale, it is easy to feel overwhelmed as a freshman.…

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Language and Understanding

September 11, 2013

Translating the Gift of Education

Few have heard of Rong Hong, the first Chinese person ever to graduate from college,…

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