The HARVARD FOUNDATION For Intercultural and Race Relations Journal SPRING 2014 HARVARD UNIVERSITY VOL. XXXIII, NO. 2

LL COOL J 2014 Artist of the Year

IN THIS ISSUE: LL COOL J Cultural Rhythms Artist of the Year, Physicist Dr. Jim Gates Scientist of the Year, Evening of Remembrance, Artist in Residence Laverne Cox, Panel: Asian-American Women and Mental Health, Annual Student/Faculty Award Ceremony. HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL Harvard Foundation Team SPRING 2014 VOL. XXXIII, NO. 2 Table of Contents Director’s Letter 3

Featured Programs Albert Einstein Science Conference 4 The Modern Black Athlete 5 Asian-American Women and Mental Health 6 Slang and Cultural Appropriation 6 Artist in Residence: Laverne Cox 7 The Mission of the Harvard Foundation An Evening of Remembrance 9 In 1981, the president and deans of Harvard University In Memoriam: Maya Angelou 9 established the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural Cultural Rhythms Festival 10-13 and Race Relations with the mandate to “improve Harvard Foundation Award Ceremony 21 relations among racial and ethnic groups within the University and to enhance the quality of our common Student-Initiated Programs life.” In pursuit of this mission, the Foundation seeks to involve students of all racial, ethnic, cultural, and FAC/SAC Meeting Update 14 religious backgrounds in the ongoing enterprises SAC Grant Summaries 15-19 of the University. The Foundation sponsors annual Student Organization Collaboration Highlight 20 programs and activities that are designed to promote interracial understanding and intercultural awareness in the Harvard community, as well as highlight the House Life contributions of students from all backgrounds. Student Associates Program 22 Race Relations Advisory Program 22-23

Online The insignia of the Harvard Foundation consists of five interconnecting circles in black, Look for more content online at brown, red, white, and yellow, www.harvardfoundation.fas.harvard.edu symbolizing the diversity of the or https://www.facebook.com/HarvardFoundation human race under the Harvard motto Veritas (“Truth”). The symbol, “the unbroken circle of humanity,” was designed by Dr. S. Allen Counter in 1981.

The Harvard Foundation Journal has been produced On the cover (counterclockwise): semi-annually since 1982. It is designed to inform University members about Foundation- Artist of the Year LL COOL J with Harvard Foundation interns; speakers sponsored programs that address topics related from the panel discussion on the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and to intercultural, racial, ethnic, and religious the Rwandan Genocide: Carla Garapedian, Anna Ornstein, Aliza Luft, Allen Counter, and Charlie Clements; Scientist of the Year Professor Sylvester harmony. The Journal is produced by the Harvard “Jim” Gates. Foundation’s director, staff, and interns.

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2 SPRING 2014 Director’s Letter

To the students, faculty, and administration of Harvard University:

The students and faculty of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations are pleased to have completed a spring semester of activities and programs that were designed to fulfill our mission of improving intercultural, interracial, and interreligious understanding and harmony at Harvard. Our annual flagship programs were conducted by our student interns with great enthusiasm and camaraderie. These included our annual Cultural Rhythms Festival, annual Science Conference: Advancing Minorities and Women in Science Engineering and Mathematics, and other programs that served to enlighten members of the Harvard community about aspects of culture, race, ethnicity, and tolerance. I wish to commend Harvard Foundation interns Soyoung Kim ’14 and Aubrey Walker ’15 for their excellent work in hosting the annual Cultural Rhythms Festival, and Avni Nahar ’17 and Kirin Gupta ’16 for superb work in coordinating our annual Science Conference. Also, we thank Jesse Sanchez ’14 and Min-Woo Park ’16 for hosting the evening Cultural Rhythms show. My colleagues and I are grateful to the Harvard Foundation interns and all Student Advisory Committee representatives for their contributions to our programs. I thank the members of the Faculty Advisory Committee for their advice, guidance, and support throughout the 2014-2015 academic year. Throughout the Harvard Foundation’s existence, we have united student organizations to co-sponsor and support meaningful programs recommended by their ethno-cultural organizations. One of the highlights of the spring semester was a commemorative program co-sponsored by the Harvard Foundation and the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy titled, An Evening of Remembrance: The Holocaust, 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. I was pleased to work with Dr. Charlie Clements, executive director of the Carr Center, in organizing this memorable program that included distinguished members of the Jewish, Armenian, and Rwandan communities. The program was well-received by the audience and appreciated by students and faculty of all backgrounds in the Harvard community. We are grateful to Sarah Peck and Carol Sutherland for providing administrative staff support for this program. The Harvard Foundation was pleased to join the Harvard Black Men’s Forum in hosting four of the best known contemporary professional football players in the National Football League for a remarkable panel discussion in Sever Hall called “The Modern Black Athlete: Panel Discussion on Race, Justice, and Sports.” The athletes discussed a variety of topics regarding the culture of the African-American athlete, including public expectations, lifestyles, financial matters, and racism, before an audience of more than 200 students. The program was moderated by Dr. Brandon Terry ’09. We were pleased that University President Drew Gilpin Faust, at the invitation of Harvard Foundation students, attended a Student-Faculty Advisory Committee meeting on April 3, 2014. President Faust answered questions from Harvard College students of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and reassured the students of her interest in listening to their concerns and having further discussion about their ethno-cultural and educational objectives. This spring, Harvard College students of color launched the nationally publicized “I Too Am Harvard” campaign, and subsequently the Diversity Report initiative. The minority students protested what they perceive as “micro-aggressions” and “racial insensitivity” at the University. This culminated in a performance of “I Too Am Harvard,” a play in Lowell Lecture Hall before an audience of over 200 persons. According to a Harvard Crimson article on April 21, 2014, some of the Harvard minority student groups are now calling for separate ethnic centers, and have said that “safe, physical spaces for racial minorities are a necessity if Harvard is to be an institution of belonging.” The Harvard Foundation has played a major role over the past 30 years in supporting Harvard’s diverse ethnic communities and enabling our student ethno-cultural groups in their aspirations for cultural identity, recognition and expression. We must redouble our commitment to sustain the gains that the Harvard Foundation has made in intercultural education and race relations at Harvard over the years, and in reassuring our students of the College’s support for their ethno-cultural communities. The Foundation will continue to develop the kind and quality of programs that the sensitive cultural needs and interests of all of our student ethnic communities. It is my hope, and that of the Faculty Advisory Committee, that in the 2014-2015 academic year, the Harvard Foundation will sustain its mission to support all student groups as they seek to continue the College diversity dialogue.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. S. Allen Counter Director of the Harvard Foundation Professor of Neurology

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 3 Harvard Foundation Annual Albert Einstein Science Conference Advancing Minorities and Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics The 2014 Albert Einstein Science beautiful tribute to Gates, citing his T-shirts and clutching brightly colored Conference Advancing Minorities and many achievements alongside his pencils and programs, the students Women in Science, Engineering, and passion for science education. Dr. S. ranged in age from toddlers to seniors Mathematics, commenced on March Allen Counter presented Gates with a in high school, and came from schools 28, 2014, with the annual Scientist plaque signed by Harvard’s president to and mentorship programs from all of the Year Luncheon, followed by commemorate his service. Following the conference the next day. The the award presentation, Professor Gates over Boston. They began their day Science Conference is the Harvard spoke at length about the importance with a presentation by the Harvard Foundation’s signature event focusing of minority representation in the Foundation Scientist of the Year. Gates’ on minority representation in the sciences, likening it to the development described how he got involved in sciences, and was sponsored in large of jazz music. As he said, if African- science and where it has carried him, part by Dean of Science specifically referencing Jeremy Bloxham. By encouraging and a time when he was recognizing women and featured on the same minorities in science, Web page as hip-hop technology, engineering, artist Snoop Lion and and mathematics and President Obama. inviting them to speak After this exciting talk, to a diverse group of Professor Andrew Berry students from around the Boston area, the Science of the Department Conference promotes of Organismic and intercultural interaction Evolutionary Biology and awareness in an gave an engaging exciting and exploratory audiovisual presentation academic environment. on the evolutionary A diverse group of history of the planet. students and professors met in Pforzheimer At this point, students House to honor the Dr. Allen Counter and Danielle Feffer ’16 congratulate Scientist of the Year Jim Gates. split up into groups by 2014 scientist of the year, age, and each group Professor Sylvester James Gates Jr., the Americans hadn’t gotten involved in attended different presentations by University System Regents Professor, music, the world would have never Harvard faculty and student presenters. John S. Toll Professor of Physics, and had jazz. If African-Americans and The K-5 group heard from Professor Director of the Center for String and other minorities continue to be Alyssa Goodman of the Department of Particle Theory at the University of underrepresented in the sciences, who Astronomy, who delivered an exciting Maryland. Professor Gates is also a knows what developments and theories member of President Obama’s Council the world will miss out on? His words 3-D presentation on the wonders of of Advisors on Science and Technology were thought-provoking, and inspired the universe. They also heard from and the Maryland State Board of several questions and comments from students Eric Lu ’14 and Yolanda Education. A renowned theoretical the audience. Borquaye ’14, who led an interactive physicist, Gates conducts research More than 200 hundred students discussion on how science is involved on supersymmetry, supergravity, and from the Boston area descended in our everyday lives. Finally, Professor superstring theory. His work inspired the theme of this year’s Science upon the Harvard University Zarin Machanda of the Human Conference: “Threads of Existence.” Science Center on March 29 for a Evolutionary Biology Department In addition to this award, Gates has day full of interactive presentations talked about evolutionary differences previously received the National Medal and demonstrations with some of between humans and chimpanzees, of Science and the Mendel Medal. Harvard’s distinguished faculty and involving the entire crowd as she got Danielle Feffer ’16, a human impressive undergraduates in science them to practice making chimpanzee developmental and regenerative and engineering. Clad in bright purple noises! biology concentrator, delivered a

4 SPRING 2014 Students in grades 6-12 group got to hear similarly interesting presentations. The Modern Black Athlete: First, Professor Jennifer Hoffman Panel Discussion on Race, Justice, and Sports of the Physics Department spoke Sever Hall was packed wall-to-wall about waves and how they affect our by students anxiously awaiting the understanding of matter, including arrival of NFL all-star players Richard live demonstrations of these effects. Sherman, Arian Foster, Larry Fitzgerald, Then, Harvard undergraduate Eesha and former player Domonique Khare ’17 spoke about her Intel ISEF- Foxworth. Brandon Terry, a Prize Fellow at Harvard, moderated the panel winning science project in which discussion that followed. she developed a supercapacitator that Sherman is the starting defensive can charge electronic devices such as back for the World Champion Seattle cell phones in 30 seconds or less. The Seahawks, Foster is the running back students enjoyed hearing about her for the Houston Texans, Fitzgerald experiences developing and presenting is the wide receiver for the Arizona the project, asking several questions Cardinals, and Foxworth is currently after she was finished speaking. an M.B.A. student at HBS and former stating, “If you call Richard Sherman a Finally, Professor Scott Edwards of the NFL player and president of the NFL thug, you have never seen a thug.” Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Players’ Association. The conversation eventually shifted Department spoke about birds, telling The discussion took place on April to compensation of university players students that birds are actually one of 23, almost three months after the and long-term implications of the the last living descendants of dinosaurs! Seahawks won the Superbowl and hazards of playing football in college. Richard Sherman’s excited remarks During the Q&A, the topic returned At the end of the day, the students ignited a media flurry and reactions to perceptions of black athletes. A regrouped for an exciting and across the Web, in which he was Wellesley College student asked how suspenseful presentation of chemistry referred to as a “thug.” Since the Super the depiction of black athletes can be demonstrations by chemistry Bowl, Sherman has been vocal across changed and Foster responded, “You’ve demonstrators Daniel and Isabelle the media about representations of got to tell me what the depiction is Rosenberg. The students were on the black athletes. right now — it’s your depiction.” He edge of their seats, cheering, gasping, During the discussion at Harvard, ultimately placed the responsibility to and laughing as the Rosenbergs Sherman was joined by fellow NFL change perceptions on the individual. demonstrated light diffraction, fire players to continue the conversation The event was sponsored by the tornados, and more. about the racially charged and biased Black Mens’ Forum, Harvard Sports Another incredible partnership language used to describe black players. Analysis Collective, and the Harvard with students and faculty from many Foster commented on how skewed the Foundation. different backgrounds, the 2014 Albert misconceptions are in reactions online, Einstein Science Conference was a fun and exciting day of scientific exploration and discussion. The visiting K-12 students left the conference happily discussing what they had just seen and heard, and everyone — students, undergraduates, faculty, and chaperones alike — were smiling. The conference was as a reminder of what can be accomplished when people come together, and served as an important celebration of the continuing value, relevance, and fascinating nature of science. Avni Nahar ’17 and Kirin Gupta ’16 An audience member asks a question during the packed Sever Hall discussion on athletics.

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 5 PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Asian American Women and Mental Health a panel discussion co-sponsored by University Health Services Five Asian-American women sat panel in an informal, relaxed manner brainstormed ways to address mental comfortably in a half-circle at the posing questions and allowing panelists health and provide more social support front of room 201 in Harvard Hall. respond among themselves. One within it. The Harvard Foundation is On Apr. 9, 2014, Harvard University question was “Asian-Americans are looking to form a structure of support Health Services (HUHS) and the caught in the liminal space between within the Asian Alumni Association. Harvard Foundation organized a Asian and American cultures. How A list of 35 contacts from interested panel discussion on Asian-American would you all describe your quest to audience members was collected at women and mental health on Harvard’s define yourself racially?” Another was, the event and they look forward to campus. The event was inspired by “How do you think Western culture, continuing the dialogue. growing literature documenting Asian more broadly, sees Asian-American Maya Dorje ’15 American female college students women, and how does it impact the as a group particularly vulnerable to mental health of Asian-American depression and suicide in the United women?” Professor Kim explained the States. model minority myth and “off-white” The expert panel featured a mix concept depicting Asian-Americans, of professionals and college students. and the potentially harmful effects of Dr. Paul Barreira, director of HUHS, these constructs. gave the opening remarks, explaining Other themes that emerged were the how the panel formed and the need stigma against mental health, intricate for outreach. The professional panelists dynamics of Asian-American families, included Professor Josephine Kim potential pressure from immigrant from the Harvard Graduate School of parents and generational gaps, as well Education and Dr. Xiaolu Hsi, clinical as the exotification of Asian-American instructor in psychiatry from Harvard women exemplified by the phrase

Medical School. In addition, the panel “yellow fever.” Dr. Paul Barriera makes introductory remarks featured two stellar student mental In an open conversation, the to begin the discussion on Asian-American health liaisons, C.C. Gong ’15 and audience agreed that there appeared women and mental health, joined by panelists C.C. Gong ’15, Angela Lee ’14, Dr. Xiaolu Hsi, Angela Lee ’14. to be a lack of unity within the Asian- Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm, and Professor Maya Dorje ’15 moderated the American community on campus and Josephine Kim. Slang and Cultural Appropriation More than 40 students gathered at First, participants explored how the language varieties, in order to disprove the Harvard College Women’s Center use of slang impacted perceptions of generalizations. in the basement of Canaday Hall for people of other races, as well as people Having explored personal stories a discussion on the use of culturally of the same race. Students concluded and experiences around the use of appropriative slang, both at Harvard that such language could perpetuate controversial language, the group and beyond. On Tuesday, February 5, stereotypes both interracially and intra- discussed possible solutions to reducing 2014, members of the Asian-American racially. Despite some disagreements, the use of potentially offensive terms Association, Black Men’s Forum, the majority of attendees thought and foster friendlier intercultural Association of Black Harvard Women, people of certain racial or ethnic relations. Students agreed that while and Fuerza Latina, among other groups, groups had more license to use certain determining whether certain terms came together for the discussion, terms than others. Others talked were offensive remained a subjective despite the 10 inches of snow on the about how the use of appropriated matter, the offended should always ground. language influenced their experiences speak up. Ensuring that all students feel After chatting over snacks and at Harvard, saying that certain words, comfortable voicing their opinions and refreshments, students were asked to regardless of who uses them, reinforce defending their beliefs was deemed a identify culturally appropriative slang stereotypes. critical element of upholding diversity terms they had heard or used recently. The conversation then turned to and fostering community across races, With a host of controversial words how minorities’ speech affected how ethnicities, genders, and socioeconomic identified and their meanings clarified, others in the college community backgrounds. they then delved into more substantial perceived them. Some felt pressure to Jonathan Sands ’17 discussion. code-switch, or alternate between two

6 SPRING 2014 Artist in Residence: Laverne Cox Cox’s identity, career, and advocacy as a media pioneer and transgender woman of color averne Cox, the first transgender Lwoman to star in and produce her own television show, joined the Harvard Queer Students and Allies on Monday, February 24, 2014, as artist in residence. She talked during a presentation at Farkas Hall sponsored by the Office for the Arts, Harvard Foundation, Women’s Center, Office for BGLTQ Student Life, and Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus. Cox attended a luncheon and reception with students from throughout the Harvard community, for a personal conversation reflecting her work as an advocate and asking students about their experiences at Harvard. The most prominent event of her day at Harvard, however, was the interview in Farkas Brianna Suslovic ’16, Artist in Residence Laverne Cox, Office of BGLTQ Student Life Director Van Hall with Brianna Suslovic ’16 and Bailey, and Maddie Studt ’16 during the discussion. Maddie Studt ’16. The performance listening.” critically from new perspectives,” Cox venue was packed, eager to hear Cox Transgender people have been enjoined her audience. This is the hold forth on intersectionality, the represented in the media throughout only way to attempt to understand prevailing transgender narratives in the the past decades of cable TV, but Cox intersections around transgender media, the nature of storytelling, and pushed the audience to investigate identities. the responsibility of being a “possibility “what kind of representation” they Cox asked that we honor how a model” for others. have been given. She forced the person tells his or her own story, not Cox began by pointing out, “I am questions, what narratives have been to impose our own narratives to make not just one thing.” She engaged imposed upon presenters at talk shows? it “more accessible.” This storytelling students in a deeper exploration of How has the transgender body, and is part of a larger project of justice what it means to be transgender, moreover, the transgender body of that includes incarceration reforms working class, and black, and how to color, become an object of fetishization and dealing with healthcare reform and fascination? and safety on the streets –– these are A media focus on transitional the primary issues which projects of surgery is a part of sensationalizing and narratvization are attempting to work “Let go of objectifying transgender identities, Cox on structurally. Cox quoted clear preconceptions in order stressed. She then turned with a more statistics to her audience, adducing the hopeful tone to the future, in which homicide rates for LGBTQ citizens, to learn to absorb, listen, more narrativization of transgender and noting that 75 percent of those and think critically from experiences has “taken the lead” from homicides are people of color and 53 transgender persons themselves. Her percent are transgender. The issues new perspectives.” imperative to those who do not share she raised, telling the story of CeCe her identity –– in one form or another McDonald, have to do with issues that –– is an applicable lesson to many transcend gender, sexuality, and race intersectional stories. For true allyship, as individual categories and mandate bridge the different, but necessarily she proclaimed, taking a cue from one a full understanding of conjunctures interlocked identities that comprise of her favorite philosophers, Cornell of identity. “Justice is what love looks our beings. Fighting those battles on West, one must “prepare to learn to like in public,” Cox finished, quoting all fronts, she laughed that she has been die.” To die, philosophically, is the West to punctuate her injunction to telling these same stories for years, but necessary task for one who wishes to “tell human stories,” to find ways to it is now, with her recent success in be involved with acts of true allyship. humanize and care for persons of all the hit Netflix show “Orange is the “Let go of preconceptions in order marginalized identities. New Black,” that “people are finally to learn to absorb, listen, and think Kirin Gupta ’16

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 7 April 24 message, instead opting for “one of the worst atrocities An Evening of Remembrance of the 20th century.” “Both descriptions are true. But one takes Celebrating Survival: Harvard Pays Tribute to us down the road toward justice and retribution. One of those Survivors of Holocaust, as Well as Armenian And words leads us toward international law, the Genocide Convention, Rwandan Genocides reparations and the true path toward healing and forgiveness. The A program at Harvard University on April 27, 2014 crime with no name. We know what to call it now. You know commemorated the painful legacies of the Armenian, Rwandan, what that word is. Turkey knows. And the president knows, too.” and Jewish people, as it celebrated their survival and resurrection. Speaking as a survivor of the Holocaust was Dr. Anna Ornstein, The program, organized by the Harvard Foundation and the the author of “Holocaust Memories of a Young Girl.” The 87-year- Carr Center for Human Rights Policy of the Harvard Kennedy old renowned psychiatrist was born in Hungary and eventually School, took place on Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance was deported to Auschwitz along with her mother. Day, at the University’s Science Center. “Young Jewish men were taken to labor camps to help the The speakers representing the three communities linked their German war effort,” she said. That was the fate of her two bothers, common histories of pain, but stressed the need for education who at ages 20 and 22 were sent to such camps and never seen as the means of preventing such tragedies. The stories were again. harrowing, but so were the demonstrations of personal strength Ornstein spoke about living in a small village, in a house filled and integrity. with books and music. With the rise of the Nazis, the Jews were The program included scholars as well as survivors from each soon gathered in temporary ghettos. “My mom, dad, 96-year-old group. grandmother and members of my extended family were sent to As there are few Armenian Genocide survivors now, Artyom Auschwitz. My mother held my hand for a year practically at the Geghamyan, a fellow at the Carr Center, read a brief excerpt camp,” she said. from Kerop Bedoukian’s memoir, The Urchin: An Armenian’s She spoke about losing her father, “a very gentle, kind and sweet Escape. The words wove frightful images of death and cruelty, man who died in a shower that poured poison gas on him instead which caused most of the listeners, as well as the reader, to wince: of water.” the images of a child trying to nurse at the breast of his mother She and her mother were rescued by Russian troops in May already dead from starvation in the desert; the rape of young girls 1945. Ornstein’s boyfriend — and future husband — had also as well as the decision of many to choose certain death rather than survived though he had lost his entire family, and the two married indignity. after she finished high school in Hungary. Eventually she and Carla Garapedian, the director of the Armenian Genocide her husband made their way to the U.S., where they had three documentary “Screamers” and several other films, spoke about children and thriving careers. United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power’s book, A Problem She concluded her talk by speaking about the need for “Tikkun From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. “Power’s book olam,” a Hebrew phrase which means “Healing the world.” broke the paradigm in the way we think about genocide — Aliza Loft, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology, next spoke about her because it talked about all the genocides in the 20th century as grandparents, all four of whom were Holocaust survivors. She one repeating problem, one repeating crime. Genocides recur spoke of how strongly it affected her to see pictures of people because the international community has allowed them to recur,” “with faces that look like mine,” endure such tragedies. “I feel a Garapedian said. personal responsibility for keeping their stories alive. I try to learn She credited the book with inspiring “Screamers,” and said the from the past to make the future as humane as possible,” she said. book not only sought out what happened in so many countries in Tying into the theme of the evening linking the commonalities the 20th century, but “what didn’t happen. No one stopped those of the horrors endured by the Jews, Rwandans, and Armenians genocides. No one stopped the mass murder.” in different parts of the world with very similar experiences, The Ottoman process of finding just the right pretext for she recited Hitler’s famous quote, in which he justified starting ordering the extermination of the Armenians under the cover the Holocaust by saying, “Who, after all, speaks today of the of World War I, Garapedian said, set the tone for the Nazi annihilation of the Armenians?” government in Germany doing the very same to its Jewish Chantel Kayiesi, a Rwandan genocide survivor, spoke about population during World War II. her horrific experiences, but one single statistic sent a struck the The organized killings were done fairly openly, to the point audience: “It is still a shock to know that more than 1 million died that The New York Times frequently covered the stories of the in 100 days.” deaths or the tales of the survivors of the desert crossings. President Her husband was “killed by someone he considered a friend,” Woodrow Wilson, she noted, spearheaded raising $117 million in and her mother’s arms and legs were bound before a grenade was the U.S. and around the world to help the survivors, in the process thrown into her house. Her father experienced a more merciful funding Near East Relief. death by paying for a bullet. “At least he had a clean shot,” she said. The crimes were recognized at the time and as punishment “We lost faith in humanity and in our fellow Rwandans. Turkey was forced to give up part of its land. We gained fear,” she said. “The same people who killed our “The intention of the United States and the international families were released from jail and became our neighbors again,” community was clear. We would not stand idly by. We would highlighting the incredible logistics in the aftermath of the Hutu punish a nation –– Turkey — for its crimes against humanity. The majority’s attempted extermination of the Tutsi minority. fact that this resolve slowly melted away — that, too, is the story of “We smiled and said things were OK,” she said. “It is the price the 20th century,” Garapedian said. for peace and harmony.” She also explained why many Armenians were disappointed She added, “Sometimes you want to put down the burden that with President Obama for not using the word “genocide” in his is in our hearts. We get tired of being stoic.”

8 SPRING 2014 On a more positive note, she said, “To you all, to our friends, “We often neglect to pay sufficient attention to ‘upstanders,’ as let us continue to advocate for our survivors. Let us pledge never Samantha Power calls them,” Kaufman said. “Each of us can play a again and mean it.” role in raising awareness. We should demand more from our media Francis K. Gatare, a master’s student at the Harvard Kennedy and religious institutions. We should be upstanders. Today we are School, spoke about family members who were killed and all Armenians, Jews, and Tutsis.” suggested that the plan to exterminate the Tutsi people through Dr. S. Allen Counter, the director of the Harvard Foundation genocide was not an abrupt occurrence after the death of and a professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School made President Juvénal Habyarimana, as many have suggested. The introductory remarks. To view the film, “Two Who Dared,” visit process, he said, had taken time. For example, there had been www.twowhodared.com or the website of Facing History and government-issued identity cards that showed the ethnicity of the Ourselves, www.facinghistory.org. cardholder and markings on the homes of minorities. In the wake By Alin K. Gregorian, of Habyarimana’s death, the process was hastened, with certain Courtesy of The Armenian Mirror-Spectator radio stations broadcasting the names of Tutsis and some broadcasts even suggested that Tutsis were not quite human, had tails, or were cannibals. In Memoriam Gatare did end on an upbeat note, suggesting, “Rwanda is on a course to normalcy. Its biggest asset: Our traditional values.” The Maya Angelou, Harvard Foundation Honorary Guest country, he noted, is “playing its rightful part in the society of nations.” The students and faculty of the Harvard Foundation An abridged version of the documentary “Two Who Dared: mourn the passing of the noted American writer and The Sharps’ War” was shown. Dr. Charlie Clements, co-executive poet Maya Angelou, who died at her home in Winston- producer of the film, as well as the executive director of the Carr Salem, North Carolina, on May 28, 2014. Angelou visited Center for Human Rights Policy, presented an overview. The film documents the lives of the young Unitarian minister, Waitstill Harvard as guest of the Harvard Foundation in 1994, when Sharp, and his wife, Martha, who undertook the mission of helping she received the Harvard Foundation Literary Arts Award. refugees in Prague starting in 1939, the outset of World War II. Her daylong program was hosted by the Foundation at The two young Wellesley residents eventually performed deeds of Pforzheimer House, under the auspices of House Masters incredible daring and courage, rescuing Jewish children and adults Woody and Hanna Hastings. Her honorary luncheon from France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia, eventually receiving and poetry reading were attended by more than 200 the title of Righteous Among Nations at Yad Vashem. The film students and faculty members, including Professor Dudley captured the incredible sense of integrity of these young parents as Herschbach, Professor Lawrence Buell, and University they left their children behind in the safety of the U.S. to help save Marshal Richard Hunt. In addition to reading excerpts children facing certain death in Europe. The pictures of the young from her literary works, Angelou discussed her life story, and rescued children were contrasted with their present selves and improving ethnic relations, and she encouraged students of their feelings were still as raw as when they were children. all backgrounds to write their own personal narratives and The director of the film, the Sharps’ grandson Artemis expressions of cultural values. Born and raised in St. Louis, Joukowsky, was present, as was (through Skype) documentarian Missouri, and Stamps, Arkansas, . Angelou, became one of, Ken Burns, who served as the executive producer. America’s most celebrated artists, and was widely respected Burns said, “The film is a wonderful example of how one as a poet, novelist, historian, and Civil Rights activist. person can make a difference. We cannot wait around for others to take charge.” She received numerous honorary doctoral degrees from He added, “I am always amazed at the human condition. I don’t American colleges and universities, including Smith College, know what makes a Waitstill Sharp or a Martha Sharp rearrange Howard University, and Columbia University. their molecules.” I first met Maya Angelou through our mutual friend Alex Joukowsky said, “They were humanists. They viewed all Haley in Santa Monica, California. Spending the day with of humanity as their friends. It comes from their Unitarian these literary greats was a transformative and memorable background.” experience. She was a most gracious and engaging person The film, available on the website of Facing History and who held a worldview of promoting peace, tolerance, and Ourselves, is used for educational purposes. compassion among all people. Just prior to her visit to The final speaker, Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman, a lecturer at Yale’s Harvard, Angelou had graciously accepted my invitation Department of Political Science, said Hitler was “one of the first to read her poetry at the installation of the Arthur Ashe comparative genocide commentators drawing lessons from the memorial during a service that I organized at his grave past.” site in Richmond, Virginia. It was a moving and spiritual He had encouraging words about the future of Rwanda, from presentation of her poetic work that was appreciated by which he said he had recently returned. Among the positive the Ashe family, friends, government officials, and others changes are its high GDP growth rate of 8 percent, reduction in infant mortality, and having the highest percentage of women who attended the memorial ceremony. Maya Angelou will parliamentarians. In addition, he said that the Rwanda tribunals be remembered fondly by our faculty, and (now) alumni, were the first to get guilty pleas to genocide charges and that it who met her at Harvard, and by many admirers throughout was the first time that a head of state had been found guilty of America for her beautiful soul, that found expression in her rape and murder. magnificent artistic gifts. Dr. S. Allen Counter

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 9 Cultural Rhythms Festival

February is always an exciting time Expressions Dance Company, the students and faculty alike sampling on campus. Just as everyone returns Harvard-Radcliffe Asian-American different cultural cuisines. This year, LL from rejuvenating winter breaks to Dance Troupe, and Ballet Folklórico COOL J even stopped by the event kick off the spring semester, students de Aztlán impressed with their brilliant and tried delicacies such as yakisoba at spanning all cultural, ethnic, and choreography; and Harvard College the Japan Society’s booth. Students at religious backgrounds come together Wushu and the Pan-African Dance the Food Festival expressed the “high each year to perform in two dynamic and Music Ensemble brought audience that comes from realizing how diverse shows and share their cultural cuisine members to the edge of their seats as Harvard really is,” and the pride they at a food festival. Now in its 29th year, performers backflipped through the felt as they “cheered on my roommates, the 2014 Cultural Rhythms Festival air and filled the entire theater with housemates, and peers in their amazing was vivid, powerful, performances.” This and memorable as it year, as in all years past, served to enrich the Cultural Rhythms truly Harvard and greater served as a tangible and Boston communities. vital reminder of the Philanthropist, rich diversity present education advocate, here at Harvard. rapper, hip-hop artist, Soy (Soyoung) Kim’14 and actor LL COOL J was recognized as the 29th Cultural Rhythms Artist of the Year on Luncheon February 22, 2014. In the afternoon, hundreds of students, Following the staff, faculty, and guests Tribute to LL COOL filed into historic J in Kirkland Junior Sanders Theatre to Common Room, celebrate and support Cultural Rhythms co-directors Soy Kim ’14 (far left) and Aubrey Walker ’15 look on as Dr. approximately 120 the hard work of the S. Allen Counter presents LL COOL J with the Harvard Foundation 2014 Artist of the Year undergraduates student performers. Award at Sanders Theatre. gathered in Kirkland Mariachi Veritas de Harvard opened powerful drumming and dancing. Dining Hall for the annual Cultural the show. The show was especially Backstage before the show, LL COOL J Rhythms Luncheon with the Artist of exciting as several performers graced expressed shock that all the performers the Year. Luncheon coordinator Cary Sanders stage for the Afternoon Show were not professionals, but full-time Williams ’16 opened the event with for the first time in their organizations’ Harvard students dedicated to making remarks about LL COOL J’s career and history, such as the Hellenic Society, the campus a more inclusive and the impact he has had as a musician Under Construction a Cappella, and dynamic environment for intercultural and activist. The Kirkland House Sadhana. KeyChange a Cappella dialogue and learning. Masters Tom and Verena Conley made and the Harvard College Kuumba The food festival was further proof welcoming remarks, followed by Dr. Singers soothed the audience with of the power of unity on campus, as Counter and 2014 Cultural Rhythms their rich harmonies and dulcet tones; the Science Center was flooded with Co-Directors Soy Kim ’14 and Aubrey

10 SPRING 2014 Walker ’15. As lunch was being served, Harvard Cultural Rhythms Evening Show College KeyChange provided a brilliant musical interlude. Led by After an incredibly fun and delicious co-presidents Antonia Hylton ’15 food festival (with a guest appearance and Amber Wade ’16, KeyChange by LL COOL J), the Harvard is Harvard College’s only a cappella community reconvened in Sanders one group devoted to performing songs last time for the final event of Cultural from the African diaspora. All in Rhythms, the Evening Show. Out attendance were struck by KeyChange’s of the many diverse elements of the strong performance, and it set the tone Cultural Rhythms Festival, the Evening for a day showcasing wonderful student Show is perhaps the most student- talent. centric, showcasing the talents of The luncheon then moved into another collection of amazing cultural the tribute portion, which featured a groups, facilitated by two student number of speakers. Dennis Benzan, hosts who served as guests through the vice mayor of Cambridge, the evening. This year’s hosts were presented LL COOL J with a tribute the incredible Jesse Sanchez ’14 and from the city celebrating his honor Min-Woo Park ’16. The dynamic duo as the Artist of the Year. LL COOL kept the audience both thinking and J surprised the guests at the event laughing, as they alternated between and shared a few words of wisdom jokes and informative commentary drew applause and appreciation, and thanks. To close the luncheon, on the cultural background and exciting the audience for Act II. students Jesse Sanchez ’14 and Bethy significance of each of the performance The second half of the show Dereje ’14 spoke. Sanchez focused on groups. kicked off with a fun and colorful LL COOL J’s humanitarian efforts, A number of phenomenal cultural performance by Harvard Bhangra, primarily Jumpstart, which seeks to groups demonstrated their talents and which got the audience dancing provide early education to children in heritage in front of undergraduates, in their seats. Then the crowd was under-resourced communities. Dereje, faculty, and students from the treated to some spoken-word poetry a research assistant at the Hip Hop Archive, spoke to LL COOL J’s career “This show is a kaleidoscope of customs, in the music industry, celebrating his accomplishments and groundbreaking a multi-colored, rainbow prism. work as an artist. This, ladies and gentlemen, is Cultural Rhythms.” As is Harvard Foundation tradition, David Evans, senior admissions Cambridge and Greater Boston by Yesenia Ortiz ’17, who delivered a officer, closed the event. He offered communities. The Harvard Breakers beautiful piece about her mother. Next a reflection on the changing started off the show with an energetic up, Harvard Philippine Forum took the demographics of the University and and intricate routine. Later on, the stage, performing the national dance of the important work the Harvard South Asian Dance Company united the Philippines. Their piece involved Foundation does to address the needs types of folk dance from three different graceful and agile steps with large of an increasingly diverse student body. regions of India into one cohesive and bamboo poles and blindfolds, keeping beautiful piece. A number of groups the audience at the edge of their seats. Cary Williams ’17 from the afternoon show also made an The Middle Eastern Dance Company appearance, including Ballet Folklórico closed out the show with a dance that de Aztlán, Under Construction a included incredible costumes, epic Cappella, Harvard Wushu, and the music, and beautifully precise and Expressions Dance Team. elegant movements. After the first half of the show, there All in all, the Evening Show was a was a brief intermission, during which wonderful conclusion to the Cultural the hosts led a dance-off between Rhythms Festival, exemplifying all of members of the audience. Three the characteristics of the day. Thanks Harvard undergraduates showed off to our incredible hosts, Sanchez and their moves to the tunes of “Teach Me Park, and all the cultural groups who How to Dougie,” “Single Ladies,” and performed.

Under Construction performs during the some dance hall reggae in the form of Avni Nahar ’17 luncheon. “Murder She Wrote.” The performance

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 11 Act I: Mariachi Veritas de Harvard, Sadhana, Harvard College KeyChange a Cappella, Asian-American Dance Troupe, Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, Harvard Band (reception).

12 SPRING 2014 Act II: Pan-African Dance and Music Ensemble, Harvard College Hellenic Society ,Under Construction, Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán de Harvard, EXP (Expressions), Harvard Wushu Club.

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 13 Faculty/Student Advisory Committee Updates

The spring semester saw the Your Mother” portraying Yellowface opportunity for the SAC to hear from largest Harvard Foundation Student and ews personaligy Megyn Kelly’s President Faust and for President Faust Advisory Committee in its history, declarations on Fox News that Santa to hear from the SAC. with more than 80 cultural and racial Claus “just is white” and “Jesus was a The spring SAC grant cycle ran organizations represented. Continuing white man, too.”During our special smoothly. Although the 45 SAC groups this trend, by the end of the semester SAC meeting in April, we were lucky that applied for grants had requested four additional organizations were enough to have Dean Pfister and a cumulative total of $60,000, the voted into the SAC, including the President Faust attend. We were able Harvard Foundation was able to Harvard College First Generation to discuss many topics the SAC helped support them with $25,000, which Student Union, Harvard Chinese to develop, ranging from the perceived funded nearly 200 events and other Music Ensemble, Harvard College role of student groups on campus, programming related to the mission Bolivia of the Harvard Association, Foundation. and Harvard The average Thai Society. award to a The semester group was started with a $555. successful social Overall, we event in the have made Barker Center many strides to Thompson our initial goal Room, during of cohesion which SAC between representatives the Student were able to Advisory mingle and Committee and discuss their the Harvard upcoming plans Foundation. for the semester Further, we and the events have worked they were to elevate working on the Harvard over a delicious Foundation Thai dinner. Student In addition, Advisory we were happy Committee to announce to a more that President prominent role Drew Faust and on campus and College Dean have thus given Don Pfister the cultural and Upper Right: Representatives of the Student Advisory Committee gather at a preliminary meeting in the had agreed to spring. Upper Left: SAC board members Cary Williams ’16 (secretary), Maya Dorje ’15 (co-chair), Irfan racial student come to a special Mahmud’16 (co-chair), and Christina Vourakis ’16 (treasurer). Below: President Drew Gilpin Faust and Dean groups under SAC meeting. Donald Pfister join the April FAC/SAC meeting. our purview This social was a great way to start how student groups can increase a stronger voice. We look forward to the conversation about what we recognition by the administration, and continuing our work next year and really wanted to accomplish with the how to maintain a continued dialogue furthering the mission of the Harvard platform in this special meeting. with upper level Administration Foundation for Intercultural and Race Each of the monthly SAC/FAC and cultural groups on campus. Relations. It has been an honor to meetings went well. During one Dean Pfister committed upcoming serve as co-chairs this year, and we meeting we addressed different popular Dean RakeshKhurana to meet on a wish the best for the upcoming SAC culture themes that had come up semesterly basis, and this is something Board. during winter break, including topics we hope to pursue in the coming year. HF SAC Board Co-chairs such as Katy Perry and “How I Met The special meeting was a unique Maya Dorje ’16 and Irfan Mahmud ’16

14 SPRING 2014 BLACK MEN’S FORUM making and tasting workshop allowed all As the Black Men’s Forum (BMF) Harvard undergraduates to learn how to seniors prepare to depart from the College, make famous Chinese dumplings as well the forum bid them good-bye by reflecting as try “different flavors” of dumplings. on hilarious shared experiences. Members We bought the different ingredients from ate and laughed well and cherished their Chinatown, and pre-made some of the last moments with BMF class of 2014. dumplings, but also had a separate table to BMF and the Association of Black Harvard teach the undergrads how to make them SAC Women (ABHW) organized a discussion using the raw ingredients. The Chinese on relationships and present challenges Speaker Series was very successful in associated with college dating. The roles addressing current cultural issues in China. that race, class, and cultural background play Our Chinese New Year Banquet was our in dating were examined. It is important to biggest event of the semester, including demystify to better understand the cultures. more than 10 performances from Harvard We helped do this for students during and MIT cultural groups. Our final speaker Each semester, the Harvard Visitas at Jollies and at XO, our Valentine’s series with Elizabeth Perry who focused on Day party. On April 14, 2014, BMF, along the current political issues of China. Foundation provides grant with 250 attendees came together at the funding to member Gutman Conference Center to applaud organizations of the Student the strength of black women at the 20th Advisory Committee. Annual Celebration of Black Women Any of the undergraduate Gala. This year the forum honored artist student organizations Janelle Monáe as Woman of the Year for officially recognized by her work in combating sexualization of Harvard College with a women in the music and entertainment mission of improving race industries. Five Harvard College senior relations and promoting women dedicated to excellence and service intercultural awareness and were also recognized. BMF awarded a understanding may apply to scholarship to an outstanding, college- HARVARD SOUTH ASIAN MEN’S join the Harvard Foundation bound, black, female high school senior COLLECTIVE from the Boston area. Lastly, we organized Student Advisory Committee. During our Bollywood Movie Night a discussion between Harvard alumni Dr. we invited members of the Harvard Once the organization has Cornell West and undergraduates interested community to enjoy the Bollywood film been voted in as a member in existentialism and how various cultures “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” with our of the Student Advisory approach the theory. Committee by a group of organization and other Harvard students. Turnout was quite good and we expect to peer representatives and HARVARD RADCLIFFE continue this tradition in the future. Faculty Advisory Committee CHINESE ASSOCIATION We had a study break with samosas and members, the organization For our Make Your Own Ramen Night chutneys to be enjoyed by students of all may submit grant applications study break, we purchased different kinds backgrounds, whether as a familiar comfort for programs and projects of noodles and ramen for students to food or a new dietary experience. The event that enlighten the Harvard either create their own original ramen or was publicized and circulated by members community on aspects of try the different kinds of ramen available. of the collective, who were encouraged to race, culture, religion, and We also had different types of soups that invite as many fellow students as possible to ethnicity. At the end of each would go along with the ramen for the enjoy good food and company. semester, the organizations students to try. For our Taste of China study The Ghungroo Alumni Networking that received grants from the break, we provided dishes from different Night took place on Feb. 28, 2014 and was Harvard Foundation are asked areas of China, including hotpot, a very a wonderful evening in which we held a to submit grant summaries. A famous Beijing dish, many of which were small social for SAMC Alumni who were selection of these summaries made by our own cultural co-chairs. The also involved in Ghungroo. Samosas and is included in the biannual event was a success, with many students kebabs were served in the Lowell Grille as commenting on how it reminded them undergraduates engaged in conversation Harvard Foundation Journal. of their parents’ cooking. Our dumpling- with alums on internships and life in general.

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 15 Student Grant Summaries

DHARMA HARVARD SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION Harvard Dharma had a very active semester! We organized the biggest Holi The Harvard South Asian Association has festival of spring in the history of Harvard. had a great year in terms of reaching out We had over 1,300 packets of color, food for to Harvard’s amazing and talented student about 200 people, and over 500 participants body. We met many excited and interested –– including Dean Pfister and incoming pre-frosh, who can’t wait to get involved Dean Khurana! The discussion series, study with the cultural groups on campus. Balls of break, and spiritual group had many students Curry was a fun way to get people outside attend. One of our discussions and spiritual with fun music, games, and bonding. Andaaz HARVARD TAEKWONDO groups incorporated Hillel while we had a was a beautiful way to showcase South Asian few interfaith activities in the others. fashion. We loved involvement from other HTKD had an excellent semester with its groups and students on campus. Ghungroo demo team this year! With coaching from remains the highlight of SAA’s semester. We Master Michael Tang and Master Jang, our got the chance to see hundreds of students team had very successful showings at the KA embrace South Asian dance, clothing, show, Korean Culture Society show (run and music at Agassiz Theater. Ghungroo by graduate students), TCS Night Market, was an amazing way to build community, China Care festival, and CSA banquet.. friendships, and memories. Lastly, we had our annual formal event, Soiree, at which HARVARD ISLAMIC SOCIETY we celebrated the year. We were excited This semester has been an incredible to see many dancers from Ghungroo and success for the Harvard Islamic Society. others join SAA in celebrating all we’ve Our theme for the semester was diversity, accomplished this year, reminiscing over the and we were able to get the discussion CONCILIO LATINO fun times we’ve had, and congratulating the seniors we will all dearly miss. going in our Islam in America Series. We This semester was a very special semester kicked off the two-week series with a for Concilio Latino and the entire Latino/a speech from Dr. Zaheer Ali on the African community at Harvard. We were able to American Muslim narrative in the United co-sponsor many amazing events with States. We also heard from the renowned inspiring Latino/a speakers. One of the Imam Suhaib Webb on the status of the most remarkable moments was a meet- Muslim community in America, and his and-greet with Jorge Ramos, a Latino insight into dealing with American society. anchor who has been awarded seven Additionally, the HIS was honored to co- Emmys and a Maria Moors Cabot prize. sponsor a productive roundtable discussion He encouraged Harvard Latino/as to start with the Harvard College Faith and Action translating numbers into power, to mobilize about racism in religion. We also enjoyed our community to advocate for better HARVARD TAIWANESE CULTURAL organizing a wonderful Poetry Night. Our institutional support and resources. With SOCIETY biggest undertaking was our annual Spring that in mind, we hosted the first-ever Latino Dinner. We were stunned to see more Town Hall, which gave us a space to share This semester, we focused on our than 250 prefrosh, College students, grad our concerns with our experience here at core mission: bringing a piece of Taiwan students, and community members come Harvard, as well as what improvements we to Cambridge. We held study breaks, celebrate the success of the Islamic Society. thought we needed to demand. Another workshops, and our biggest event of the highlight of our semester was Homenaje year, Night Marke –– each centered around Latino, the Latino/a community award a portion of Taiwanese culture. ceremony that celebrates the contributions Food is an integral part of Taiwanese of Latino/as on campus in different fields, culture, and has several functions: meals are ranging from research to the arts. It was an times for families to come together despite amazing celebration full of great food and busy schedules, as well as a complement to music, but most importantly, it provided the vibrant nightlife and social atmosphere a space to recognize and learn about the of Taiwan. We found that the most popular great work that our peers do that result in a study break we hosted was the Shaved vibrant Harvard. Ice and Bubble Tea workshop (perhaps

16 SPRING 2014 because bubble tea is familiar to many fled to the U.S. to raise awareness about the college students already). We also had events Syrian civil war. He also rose to prominence featuring traditional Taiwanese breakfast by staging a hunger strike to demand food, mochi, and desserts. unhampered access for humanitarian The highlight of the year was the Night agencies to deliver food throughout Syria. Market, at which we aim to bring a lively Our final event of the semester was a movie part of Taiwan –– the whole experience screening of critically acclaimed Lebanese of food, games, and street performers movie, “Halla2 Lawen.” –– to Harvard. This year, we had a large Our weekly meetings are attended by the variety of Taiwanese foods, including board members, and sometimes by other scallion pancakes, sesame noodles, ma po HARVARD DOMINICAN STUDENT members of the SAS community. We hold tofu, sausage rice, and the like, as well as ASSOCIATION these meetings in a different house every representative performers from Harvard Tae On March 29, 2014, history was made at week, and share Arabic food together. Kwon Do and the Asian American Dance Harvard University. More than 550 Latinos, Finally, Arabic language tables were held Troupe. The event was a huge success, and it most of Dominican descent, congregated at at different Houses catering to the different was wonderful to see everything go so well. Harvard for the eighth National Dominican dialects, over Middle Eastern food. Student Conference (NDSC). The NDSC HARVARD COLLEGE is an annual conference that provides the IRANIAN SOCIETY highest quality in educational workshops, We held our first Nowruz Dinner. to inspirational speakers, art exhibitions, and celebrate Iranian culture. The Nowruz networking events –– all of which serve to Dinner was a catered, with a professor-led educate, uplift, and unite the Dominican historical talk, and live music. We had a large student community. This was the first attendance and plan to make this an annual time that Harvard University hosted the dinner. conference, which had been previously held at universities such as Yale, Brown, HARVARD VIETNAMESE BALLET FOLKLORICO New York University, and Cornell. ASSOCIATION DE AZTLAN This year’s theme was “Diáspora de la Tambora: Celebrando Arte y Cultura!” The events held by HVA this semester This spring has been a truly amazing which translates to “Diaspora of the Drum: have contributed greatly to the Harvard’s semester for Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán Celebrating Art and Culture!”.Throughout cultural knowledge and Vietnamese (BFA). We held events from the Latino the weekend, students were able to engage pride on campus. In addition to events, Showcase “Presencia Latina” to our in discussions on how Dominican identity Vietnamese language tables, and discussion participation in Arts First. We’ve used SAC and issues are manifested in the United groups have allowed native and non-native grants to obtain better costumes, although States and beyond. Students enjoyed panel speakers alike to come together to learn given the transportation costs (most of our discussions such as Music of the Spanish- more about Vietnam. The freshman study costumes and shoes come from Texas or Speaking Caribbean, From Haiti to Los break was a highlight of the semester as California, and sometimes even Mexico) we Haitises, and Dominican Success Stories. it allowed the younger members of HVA still have some way to go with replacements. In the latter, students heard the inspirational to share pieces of their home life with Events like the BFA social have allowed our stories of Olympic gold medalist Felix friends and allies of the association. The Pho team to come together and to plan together Sanchez, award-winning manager Johnny Workshop, Karaoke Night, and Paris By for the future. Marines, and the U.S. Ambassador to Night were all events at which members Uruguay, Julissa Reynoso. The conference’s of the Harvard community could come keynote artist was Josefina Baez. see the unique musical and culinary aspects of Vietnam, from both traditional and pop HARVARD SOCIETY OF culture. Senior alumni night served as a ARAB STUDENTS touching farewell to the outgoing members Our first event of the semester was a of our community and an opportunity for film screening of the Palestinian Oscar- them to share with younger members of the nominated movie “Omar” held at the club and the Harvard community advice on Currier Fishbowl, followed by an awareness how to build cultural pride and integration talk by Qusai Zakarya, a Syrian who within and around the community that survived a chemical weapons attack and they have cherished for the past four years.

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 17 Student Grant Summaries

ASIAN-AMERICAN HARVARD RAZA DANCE TROUPE For more than 40 years, RAZA has This year the Asian-American Dance brought the Latin@ and Mexican- Troupe put on the 20th annual Eastbound American communities together at in Lowell Lecture Hall. Aiming to Harvard, and this past spring has given us showcase both ethnic and contemporary the opportunity to continue in that rich Asian performances, the afternoon and tradition. Through our weekly Mesas, we evening shows drew a crowd from the build the foundation for an intimately greater Harvard community of more than connected group that experiences all the FUERZA LATINA 700 people. This year, the show included joys of familia at Harvard. For the first This semester, we held a variety of ethnic performances from the mountainous time, RAZA brought a Quinceañer@ events, ranging from our annual dance regions of Tibet to the desert caves of celebration to campus, and saw students to important community dialogues. We Dunhuang, as well as contemporary and hip take part in a rite of passage that plays an started the semester with Encuentros, an hop performances. This show wouldn’t have important role in Mexican-American and event used to bring the Latinx community been possible without the SAC and grants Latin@ families. together after J-term. We cater this event that allowed us to purchase new costumes We honored the memory and work to freshmen, who can often feel lost or and props, among other production costs. of Cesar Chavez and his allies, offering fall through the cracks post-winter break. educational opportunities to students, in Various Latinx organizations and clubs light of the recent film release. We also introduced themselves and reached out brought back a crowd favorite for its to individuals who may be interested in second year as a RAZA staple –– Primal participating in their organizations. Swing –– where students relived the joys Following Encuentros, we had our Cena of family fiestas through piñatas filled with y Cine, a community bonding event at treats. The semester concluded with a joint the end of March. We screened the film dinner between RAZA and Fuerza Latina, “Selena,” in honor of her memory on the where prominent seniors in the Latin@ anniversary of her death. Because Cena y community were honored and allowed to Cine is held during dinner hours, we try to share their parting words. This has been a cater food, so we bought empanadas among ACT ON A DREAM great semester for RAZA, and we look forward to all the great times in the future. other snacks. This semester, Act on a Dream has Our biggest event of the semester was continued its mission of raising awareness of undoubtedly our third annual dance held immigration issues that affect all ethnicities in Adams Dining Hall: Brown Sugar. We and cultures, providing resources for had an amazing turnout this year, reaching undocumented students at the college, around 400 attendees. Revisiting Shadism, and advocating for immigration reform. karaoke, and Arts First were all held to help We held a scholarship hackathon to spread knowledge about our culture to expand our online database of scholarships other communities at Harvard that may not open to undocumented students. During know, but are curious to explore. hackathon, members enjoyed food while researching scholarships without NIGERIAN STUDENT HARVARD SANGEET citizenship requirements. We held a study ASSOCIATION The study break was a definite success! break aimed at raising awareness of current We ended up getting bhel puri and aloo chaat immigration policy. Our largest event was This semester, the Nigerian Student instead of the typical samosas. We played our immigration panel titled “Immigration Association organized many events folk music from several regions of India, Reform: The Battles Won and the Fight intended to foster community and celebrate but especially Bengal and Rajasthan. People Ahead.” Speakers included Sarang Sekhavat and discuss Nigerian culture. Instead of the wandered in and out for food. from MIRA, Sofia Campos from United Gele Women’s Brunch we described in our Coffeehouse and senior farewell was We Dream, Dong Yoon Kim from grant application, we used the funding to a more intimate concert setting. We had NKASEC, and Carlos Rojas-Alvarez host many events throughout the semester performances by one of our graduating from SIM. They spoke about the state of that discussed issues related to Nigerian seniors, Harvard Mirch (South Asian a immigration reform and how ethnic groups professionalism and Nigerian family and cappella), and other students. can join forces to solve the problems with cultural themes that vary when carried over America’s current immigration laws. to the diaspora.

18 SPRING 2014 HARVARD JAPAN SOCIETY Association (BSA). We had many great events and we really brought the black Our Sushi Study Break had a big community together. Thank you so much turnout as usual. We prepared $500 worth for your support, it really allowed us to put of sushi for students, and we had so many on some great events that helped us discuss participants that the sushi lasted for only an our place on this campus. We also had hour. We got fresh raw fish from New Deal some events that allowed us to collaborate Fish Market, and sushi rice from Cafe Sushi. with other cultural organizations, which We let the participants make their own roll is important to taking advantage of the of sushi. They had options of tuna, salmon, LATINAS UNIDAS DE HARVARD diversity on campus. hamachi, and scallops. The 3/11 Haiku Event event was This year’s Latinas Unidas (LU) annual HARVARD KOREAN ASSOCIATION important for us because, as the Japan Latina Appreciation Dinner was a reception Society, we really care about making for both students and alumni to reconnect This semester, the Harvard Korean sure that people remember about the and celebrate the accomplishments of Association had many successful study earthquake that occurred three years ago. At the Latina community at Harvard. Class breaks, a culture show that involved more three dinning halls, we asked participants to representatives and two graduate students than 200 people, and many bonding write a haiku about the earthquake. gave speeches on the influence of the Latino moments for the Korean-American Unfortunately the Wind Rises Trip community thus far. Graduating seniors community at Harvard. event ended up not happening because were honored with a special ceremony. The Our annual culture show brought the the theater stopped showing it earlier than dinner was catered by El Oriental de Cuba. Harvard community all together under had planned. Instead, we hosted a weekly The LU Night study break, Dip It Like K-pop dances and delicious catered Japanese Table, where some of us who are It’s Hot, featured a variety of fruits, veggies, Korean food. Our study breaks involved fluent in Japanese talked to students who chips, and dips. Open to all undergraduates, many Asian foods from Allston, Bonchon, are interested in learning the language. We it was a wonderful opportunity for those and Kaju Tofu house. The keynote speech also had Japanese candies at each table.! in attendance to de-stress from midterms and Korean Konnection inspired many and foster friendships with students of the participants and helped networking among greater Harvard community. the Korean community. Latinas Unidas’ final Tuesday meeting Overall, Spring 2014 was a great semester featured a discussion with Professor Maria for the Harvard Korean Association with Luisa Parra and a delicious empanada and the help of Harvard Foundation SAC flan dinner. Professor Parra shared the story grant. Thank you very much, and we look of the events that led to her becoming a forward to work with Harvard Foundation professor at Harvard. She also spoke about in the future! her studies of Latinos in America and the changing role of bilingualism. The Mass Incarceration of Women was an event co-sponsored with the Association HARVARD HONG KONG SOCIETY of Black Harvard Women. The roles of the judicial system, activism, and community We had a great semester sharing concerning the legal and social obstacles the culture of Hong Kong with the that lead to higher imprisonment rates for undergraduate population at Harvard black and Latina women were addressed College! We discussed topics ranging from by panelists including Michael Skolnik, tea to martial arts, played mahjong, cooked, the political director to Russell Simmons and ate a ton. and editor in chief of Global Grind; Northeastern law professor Alea Brown- HARVARD UNDERGRADUATE Hoffmeister; and IOP Fellow Judge Mark BRAZILIAN ASSOCIATION Wolf. Our Carnival party was held at the HARVARD BLACK Queen’s Head Pub and was a success. We STUDENTS ASSOCIATION had Carnival decoration, a band, and live dancers. Lots of people attended the event, This past semester has been very including graduate students from the many productive for the Black Students Harvard Schools.

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 19 Top Right: Alexia Zagouras ’16, Stella Pantela ’14, Constantine Tarabanis ’15, producer Paras Chaudhari, director Chrysovalantis Stamelos, Papatya Sutcliffe, and Cansu Colakoglu ’15. Lower Right: Students and local community members listen to Stamelos’ presentation about his documentary “Hello Anatolia.” Student Organization Collaboration Highlight: Harvard College Hellenic Society & Harvard College Turkish Students Association In March, Harvard College Turkish Students’ HCTSA and HCHS worked together to arrange and Association(HCTSA) and Harvard College Hellenic promote the event, not just on campus, but among the Society (HCHS) had the opportunity to host a screening broader Greco-Turkish community of Boston and beyond. of “Hello Anatolia,” a feature-length documentary about We were grateful to have the support of the Greek and the experiences of director Valantis Stamelos. Stamelos is Turkish consulates in doing this, and we thank the work a young Greek-American who has relocated from New of the whole team – the auditorium was almost full. Many York to Izmir in search of his roots, and has now established people came to thank us afterward for sharing this positive a life and family there with his Turkish wife. Stamelos’ message, and it was a great way to bring Greeks, Turks and cousin contacted HCTSA at the end of last year to draw interested Americans together, to educate and enlighten. It the documentary to our attention, and we saw this as an was one of the first joint events for HCHS and HCTSA for ideal opportunity to bring the two communities together. several years, so it was nice to strengthen bridges between The film has a powerful message of trying to build bridges the two student associations again. We believe that by taking between people from the two cultures by focusing on shared small steps to appreciate and understand the culture and aspects of culture. It is a film about moving forward, 100 experiences of the other side, one day a broader dialogue years after the conflict, with an open mind and desire to between the two nations can be built. We are hopeful that create a new and common history. With help and funding our event was one of these small steps. from the Harvard Foundation, we were able to bring Cansu Colakoglu ’17 Stamelos and his producer, Paras Chaudhari, from Izmir and Constantine Tarabanis ’16 New York to host the screening, followed by a stimulating Papatya Sutcliffe GSAS question-and-answer session and Mediterranean food.

20 SPRING 2014 Harvard Foundation Award Ceremony

Every year, the Harvard Foundation holds an award Thereafter, the student ceremony to honor those who have contributed to awards presentation began. intercultural and race relations on campus. The awardees Five categories of awards include faculty, staff, and students from a variety of Houses were given: Director’s and class years, all working to promote intercultural Award, Distinguished Senior understanding on campus. This year, we received more than Award, Senior Service 80 nominations from House masters, resident deans, tutors, Award, Insignia Award, and proctors, faculty, and students. Certificate of Recognition. The Harvard Foundation Awards Ceremony and David This year, Asmaa Rimawi S. Aloian Memorial Dinner is the largest event on campus ’14 of Lowell House was the to honor undergraduates contributing to intercultural and recipient of the Director’s race relations. As such, the ceremony serves a special purpose Award, which recognizes in recognizing the importance of intercultural work and a senior exceptional highlights the fact that the Harvard Foundation cannot contributions to intercultural Asmaa Rimawi’14 receives the 2014 Director’s Award. further its mission without the help of these students. In and race relations in the honoring students in front of their peers, advisors, and Harvard community during his or her four years. Herbert faculty, we hope to show them our appreciation and inspire Castillo ’14, Jesse Sanchez ’14, Judy Park ’14, and Leslie them in their future work. Montes ’14 were presented with Distinguished Senior The tradition of holding the award ceremony in Quincy Awards to recognize them as outstanding leaders at Harvard. House began over 25 years ago with the help of Quincy The Harvard Foundation interns Yolanda Borquaye House Master David S. Aloian. The Aloian dinner bears his ’14, Soy Kim ’14, Eric Lu ’14, and Bianca Okafor ’14 name as a tribute to his years of support for the Foundation. were honored with the Senior Service Award for their We are also grateful to his successors, Deborah and Lee outstanding service and commitment to the Foundation and the Harvard community throughout their time as interns. The following students were recognized with the Insignia Award for their sustained contributions to improving intercultural and race relations on campus: Daily Guerrero ’14, Kirkland Ariel Churchill ’15, Adams Robert Julien ’14, Quincy Diana Nguyen ’15, Quincy Edward Escalon ’14, Kirkland Dorothy Villareal ’15, Mather Humza Bokhari ’14, Currier Tope Agabalogun ’15, Dunster Nelida Garcia ’14, Leverett Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence ’16, Erin Drake ’14, Quincy Currier Daniel Lobo ’14, Quincy The Certificate of Recognition was awarded to the following students, who have made notable contributions to the mission of the Harvard Foundation over the course of

Harvard Foundation Insignia Award recipients. the academic year: Ezekiel Adigun ’14, Pforzheimer Shannen Kim ’15, Winthrop Gehrke, who have graciously continued this tradition. Imeime Umana ’14, Lowell Michi Ferreol ’15, Mather To kick off the event, Director Dr. S. Allen Counter Joshua Zhang ’14, Leverett Constanza Vidal Bustamante ’16, Louis Cid ’14, Currier Dunster welcomed attendees to the Harvard Foundation Awards Marc Shi ’14, Adams Sarah Cole ’16, Cabot Ceremony. Dr. Bruce Price, a member of the Faculty Dora Tao ’14, Cabot Alex Cox ’16, Quincy Harper Sutherland ’14, Eliot Lana Idris ’16, Quincy Advisory Committee, delivered the keynote speech. Student Lanair Lett ’14, Currier Yesenia Ortiz ’17, Adams Advisory Committee (SAC) Co-chair Maya Dorje ’15 Bex Kwan ’14, Dudley Julia Versel ’17, Cabot provided a year in review for the SAC groups. Opeoluwa Adebanjo ’15, Mather Karishma Shah ’17, Pforzheimer Christian Ramirez ’15, Dunster Olivia Castor ’17, Mather The ceremony began by honoring faculty and race Ketsia Saint-Armand ’15, Cabot relations advisors for their contributions to improving intercultural understanding in the Harvard community. It was inspiring to hear about the contributions of many William Gelbart, a professor of molecular and cellular Harvard community members in improving intercultural biology, received the Distinguished Faculty Award for his and race relations during the ceremony. We look forward to service as a scholar, teacher, and mentor, and similarly, the seeing the continued work of the awardees, on campus and Race Relations Advisor Awards were presented to Jonathan beyond. Thank you to the Quincy House masters and staff Gramling of Adams House and Tom Wooten of Quincy for their continued support. House for their enthusiastic service as tutors. Joanne Crandall ’17

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 21 House Life

The Harvard Foundation The Harvard Foundation Associates Program is designed to increase dialogue on diversity in the residential communities through student-led initiatives and programming. Student Through events planned by Foundation Associates in their own Houses and dorms, students continue to bring about diversity within the smaller, more intimate campus Associates communities. This semester, Foundation Associates engaged audiences in discussions through film. Interested in enhancing This aligns closely with the mission of the program to make race-relations and identity- community dialogue around examining discussions accessible to the larger Harvard community in comfortable, safe diversity in your House? spaces. From “The Intouchables” (a French film) to “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” the JOIN US as an associate! Houses and freshman dorms have begun engaging in serious conversations about identity For more information check in their own spaces, in addition to the University-wide or affinity-group spaces. A range of students whom Associates talk to are visible at events like “Monsieur Lahzar.” These out our website: www.harvardfoundation.fas.harvard. students are often exposed to new thoughts or ideas about cultural identity and are invited to discuss their reactions in an open space. The importance of smaller, community edu discussions that draw a diverse range of students cannot be underestimated. Students in under-represented communities have a difficult time engaging those outside their community on the issues faced by themselves and other members of the community without help. Providing opportunities for members of residential communities to discuss issues of identity and community membership is at the heart of the Foundation’s mission.

ADAMS HOUSE International Food Study Break. This Race Relations study break was held in conjunction This semester, the Adams Race with the weekly Adams Stein Clubs, Advisory Program Relations Team held a number of so a large number of Adams students events with the goal of initiating were in attendance and able to enjoy discussions about race and the foods that their fellow students intercultural relations throughout had suggested. Partnering with The Harvard Foundation oversees the House. We increased the number HoCo was a great experience, and the Race-Relations Adviser of Unity Tables –– discussion tables one that we will hopefully continue Program in the Harvard Houses held in the dining hall during dinner to do in the future, as I think it will and Yard that aims to promote times - from once to twice a month, also allow the Race Relations to positive and amicable relations and held them at regular times so be more visible and have a greater among Harvard College students. that there would be a regular space presence in the house. Harvard Yard proctors and Harvard for anyone interested in discussing House tutors are selected to train issues related to race. Through these HARVARD YARD and to serve as race-relations discussions, we were able to talk to advisers for first-year students in students about events outside campus Intercultural Dating Harvard Yard and student residents that related to the state of racial Intercultural dating has become of the Harvard Houses, respectively. equality and race relations in the an annual event that has always had Their collective responsibilities U.S.; for instance, the recent Supreme a large turnout. This year, students include facilitating discussions, Court affirmative-action ruling, and focused on topics of class and coordinating House programs on the various twitter campaigns around religion. They were interested in race relations, and offering guidance representation of Asian-Americans in discussing what it means to date following incidents of racial the media. someone from a different economic and ethnic conflict and distress. In addition to these discussions, background, especially as it relates We are pleased with the effect we held a number of separate events to dating culture and expectations. and outcomes of our programs to generate discussion around Religious difference also became throughout the College, and the representations of race and introduce a talking point, particularly for cooperation of the proctors and students in the house to cultures they students who were thinking about tutors. Included are a few examples may not have had experience with in how familial pressures factored into of some of the advisers’ initiatives. the past. For instance, we partnered their perceptions of “suitable” dating with Adams HoCo to put on an partners.

22 SPRING 2014 that is far too scarce in the world we Love, Cake, and Dating Faculty Perspective live in. The Foundation provides many Following up on the Intercultural opportunities throughout the year Dating program, this event was On behalf of the Harvard to celebrate our many differences as hosted a few days before Valentine’s Foundation Faculty Advisory well as our common humanity, and to Day to continue the conversation Committee (FAC), I want to promote dialogue instead of division on the politics of dating culture congratulate staff of the Harvard when difficult issues arise on our as it relates to class. Participants Foundation, the student officers, campus. considered how notions of class at interns, and the representatives of the Among the roles that the FAC Harvard are interpreted via material 80 participating student groups for plays are to advise the Director, possessions, where someone is from, their leadership in promoting ethno- Professor S. Allen Counter, and the last name, and vacation locales. cultural identity, understanding, and Student Advisory Committee (SAC) respect throughout Harvard College Belonging at Harvard officers, and to provide longer-term This was a smaller event, but and the broader Harvard community. perspectives to the Foundation. I look student participants seemed to The College has been enriched by forward to increasing the active role of appreciate it. During this discussion the many illuminating ethno-cultural the FAC, such as meeting with student on “belonging” at Harvard, students programs that you have conducted groups so they can educate the FAC interpreted what it means to during the 2013-2014 academic year. in additional ways that we can support “belong.” Students discussed their I would also like to commend the their goals and aspirations. I wish you feeling of an “achievement gap” students from each House and the all a productive and joyous summer and –– aka, everyone here is smarter race-relations tutors who received look forward to seeing you at Harvard and more talented. A student awards of recognition for their special in the next academic year. also shared that he had always contributions to the intercultural lived in communities that were life of the College at the Harvard Sincerely, predominantly white and Christian; Foundation’s annual student/faculty this made him very concerned that award ceremony and dinner. William M. Gelbart he would unintentionally do or The Harvard Foundation is an Chair, Harvard Foundation Faculty say something offensive. The group amazing organization committed Advisory Committee discussed ways he could engage with to bringing people of different Professor, Molecular and Cellular those that were different from him. backgrounds together, a commodity Biology Harvard Foundation Student Advisory Committee Member Organizations Africa Business and Harvard Chinese Music Harvard Islamic Society Association Investment Club Ensemble Harvard Japan Society Harvard-Radcliffe Asian Association of Black Harvard Harvard College Act on a Harvard Korean Association American Association Women Dream Harvard Latinos in Health Harvard Radcliffe Catholic Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán Harvard College Bolivia Careers Students Association Canadian Club Association Harvard Organization for Harvard-Radcliffe RAZA College Students for Harvard College First Latin America Harvard Radcliffe Chinese Bangladesh Generation Student Union Harvard Peruvian Society Students Association Concilio Latino de Harvard Harvard College Irish Harvard Philippine Forum Holoimua O Hawaii Dharma (Harvard Hindu Dancers Harvard Polish Society Iranian Association Students Association) Harvard College Latino Harvard Queer Students and Kuumba Singers of Harvard Disorient Players Men’s Collective Allies College Dominican Students’ Harvard College Lebanese Harvard Society of Arab La Organización de Association Club Students Puertorriqueños Fuerza Latina Harvard College Sangeet Harvard South Asian Latinas Unidas de Harvard Harvard African Students Harvard College Teatro Association Mariachi Veritas de Harvard Association Harvard Francophone Harvard South Asian Dance Native Americans at Harvard Harvard Asian-American Society Company College Dance Troupe Harvard Global China Harvard South Asian Men’s Nigerian Students Harvard Bhangra Connection Collective Association Harvard Black Men’s Forum Harvard GLOW Harvard Taekwondo Pan-African Dance and Harvard Black Pre-Law Harvard Haitian Alliance Harvard Taiwanese Cultural Musical Ensemble Society Harvard Half-Asian People’s Society Singaporean, Indonesia, & Harvard Black Students Association Harvard Thai Society Malaysia Association Association Harvard Hellenic Society Harvard Undergraduate Harvard BlackCAST Harvard Hillel Brazilian Association Harvard Bulgarian Club Harvard Hong Kong Society Harvard Vietnamese

HARVARD FOUNDATION JOURNAL 23 THE HARVARD FOUNDATION TEAM Staff, Interns, and Student Advisory Committee Officers

Yolanda Borquaye ’14, Intern Soyoung Kim ’14, Intern Eric Lu ’14, Intern Bianca Okafor ’14, Intern

Grace Chen ’15, Intern Maya Dorje ’15, Intern, SAC Co-chair Rahim Mawji ’15, Intern Aubrey Walker ’15, Intern

Nader Daoud ’16, Intern Kirin Gupta ’16, Intern Irfan Mahmud ’16, Intern, SAC Co-chair Tiffany Ramos ’16, Intern Cary Williams ’16, Intern , SAC Secretary

Joanne Crandall ’17, Intern Gurbani Kaur ’17, Intern Avni Nahar ’17, Intern Jonathan Sands ’17, Intern Christina Vourakis ’16, SAC Treasurer

Staff: Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director; Loc Truong, Assistant Director; Heidi Wickersham, Administrative Coordinator

Faculty Advisory Committee Members and Acknowledgements

Dr. Ali Asani, Mr. Steven B. Bloomfield, Dr. Leo H. Buchanan, Dr. S. Allen Counter, Dr. John E. Dowling ’57, Ph.D. ’61, Dr. Scott Edwards ’86, Mr. David L. Evans, Dr. Cassandra Extavour, Dr. William R. Fitzsimmons ’67, Dr. William Gelbart (chair), Dr. Robin Gottlieb, Dr. Benedict Gross ’71, Ph.D. ’78, Dr. William A. Graham, Dr. Robert Lue, Dr. Michael McElroy, Dr. Xiao-Li Meng, Mr. Robert Mitchell, Dr. Sandra Naddaff ’78, Ph.D. ’83, Dr. Bruce Price ’72, Dr. Michael Shinagel, Dr. Robert Woollacott. The students and faculty of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations would like to thank the president and administration of Harvard University. We thank the following individuals for their contributions to the mission and work of the Harvard Foundation: Dr. John E. Dowling and Dr. Sandra Naddaff, co-chairs of the Harvard Foundation Portraiture Committee; Professors Tom and Verena Conley of Kirkland House; Professor Lee and Deb Gehrke of Quincy House; Professor Anne Harrington and John Durant of Pforzheimer House; and Jay Connor ’77, photographer, and all the students, staff, and faculty affiliated with the Harvard Foundation.

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