The HARVARD FOUNDATION Newsletter SPRING 2005HARVARD UNIVERSITY VOL. XXIV, NO. 2 Sharon Stone Receives Harvard Foundation Dr. Lily Jan Named Humanitarian Award Scientist of the Year

Dr. Lily Jan, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, received the 2005 Scientist of the Year Award and delivered a lecture on her research. Harvard Foundation Unveils Six Portraits

Acclaimed actor and advocate for AIDS relief and peace, Sharon Stone, delivers the annual Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Lecture in Harvardʼs Memorial Church. Stone was the recipient of the 2005 Harvard Foundation Humanitarian Award. Actor-Singer Jada Pinkett Smith Named Harvardʼs Artist of the Year Professor Emerita Rulan Pian is joined at her portrait by her husband Ted, and Harvard Foundation interns Xi Wang (right) and Ellen Yiadom (far right). 350th Anniversary of Indian College

Members of the Harvard Native Famed actor, singer and producer, Jada Pinkett Smith is presented the Artist of the American community celebrate the Year award by Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation (L), and 350th anniversary of the former Dr. William R. Fitzsimmons ʻ67, Dean of Harvard College Admissions. Harvard Indian College.

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3 | COVER STORY Sharon Stone Receives Harvard Foundation Humanitarian Award

COVER STORY | 8 Actor-Singer-Producer Jada Pinkett Smith Named Harvardʼs Artist of the Year

10 | COVER STORY 20th Annual Cultural Rhythms Celebration Everyone Loves Jada

FEATURE | 14 Dr. Lily Jan Named Scientist of the Year

15 Annual Science Conference Blending Biology and Physics: A Science Smoothie Portraiture Unveiling 16

19 Visiting Iraqi Student Delegation Event The Tsunami Relief Banquet: 20 Remembering the Tragedy in Asia

21 Homenaje Latino Gala 350th Anniversary of the Native American at Harvard 23

24 Annual Harvard Foundation Student and Faculty Awards Dinner The Harvard Foundation 25 Grants Summaries

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Sharon Stone Receives Harvard Foundation Humanitarian Award

Award-winning actress Sharon Stone, who for the past 10 years has been a dedicated fundraiser and advocate for AIDS research, received the Harvard Foundationʼs 2005 Humanitarian Award Monday evening (March 14) at the Memorial Church. Stone, who serves as chair of the American Foundation for AIDS Re- search Campaign, also delivered the annual Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Lecture. In her speech to a crowd of about 200 members of the Harvard community, Stone urged listeners to reject cruelty and meanness and to look at obstacles in life as opportunities for growth. In a heartfelt 30-minute talk, Stone Distinguished actor and international advocate for AIDS research and peace, refl ected on the lessons she learned from Ms. Sharon Stone, receives the 2005 Harvard Foundation Humanitarian Award the adoption of her son, Roan, and the from Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation, and Rev. Mark wonder she felt just looking at him. “At Eddington, Chaplain in Harvard College. what point in our lives,” she asked, “do “Peace does exist. It exists in your portunity to forge and create the future,” we lose that wonder and how can we get heart and soul,” Stone said. Stone said. “When Martin Luther King it back?” Harvard students, she said, are said, ʻI have a dream,ʼ he wasnʼt dream- Stone said the worldʼs great leaders, blessed with an opportunity to have an ing - and that dream belongs to you.” such as Nelson Mandela and Mahatma impact on the worldʼs future and are at Stone, whose acting career has Gandhi, were created through suffering, a place that offers encouragement and a earned her Golden Globe and Emmy and all shared a dream of peace that has sense of purpose. awards, as well as an Oscar nomination, survived their deaths. “You here have a great, great op- was introduced by Harvard AIDS Initia- tive Chairman and Chair of the Harvard School of Public Healthʼs Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Max Essex, who said that 25 million people will die of AIDS in the next decade unless the situation is changed. He called Stone a “tireless advocate” and “an inspiration” in the fi ght against AIDS. He placed Stone in rarified air, saying that over the past decade two public fi gures have stood out and impressed him with their commitment and advocacy on the subject: Nelson Mandela and Sharon Stone. Stone was also introduced by sev- eral undergraduates, who thanked her for inspiring them with her dedication to a difficult cause, and by Harvard Foundation Director and Professor of Neurology Dr. S. Allen Counter. Coun-

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ter said Stone was “the embodiment from Zimbabwe studying at Harvard, of humanitarianism” and has worked said he did his residency in a hospital tirelessly to raise millions of dollars for where AIDS exacts such a terrible AIDS research. “We salute her humani- price. tarian example,” Counter said. Doctors had no medicines to fi ght AIDS has killed more than 20 HIV and no drugs to treat the infections million people since the human immu- and diseases that kill AIDS patients as nodefi ciency virus (HIV) was identifi ed their immune systems fail. in 1981, with an estimated 38 million “My duty was reduced to certify- living with HIV in 2003, according to ing people as dead and was reduced to estimates by the Joint United Nations explaining to people that we did all we Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). could, when in fact we did nothing,” AIDS killed an estimated 3 million Chigwedere said. in 2003, while an estimated 5 million Courtesy of The Harvard News Offi ce became newly infected with the AIDS By Alvin Powell virus, according to UNAIDS. The Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Lecture was created to honor the life and work of Harvard Foundation founder, the Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Gomes is on leave this spring. Previous recipients include Nobel laure- ates, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, John Hume, Elie Wiesel, and Jose Ramos Horta; actor and education advocate, James Earl Jones; AIDS researcher, David Ho; and head of Save Africaʼs Children AIDS orphanages, Bishop Charles E. Blake. Stone attended several events at the School of Public Health on Monday afternoon, including a reception and an event where she discussed the challenges of fi ghting AIDS with students who are planning to work on the disease. Stone told the students that her life has been touched by the disease for far longer than the 10 years sheʼs has been working publicly on AIDS. Several people she knew from her early career in the fashion industry died of AIDS. She urged the students to take care of themselves, physically and spiritually, so that they arenʼt debilitated by the stress of working with a disease that takes such a horrible human toll. Though the students are fi nishing work on degrees at Harvard, most had some prior experience working with the disease. Pride Chigwedere, a physician

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Sharon Stone Delivers the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Lecture

From the moment the students and understanding. Stoneʼs responses to Memorial Church, where she was faculty welcomed her to Harvard, to questions from students in this informal greeted by hundreds of Harvard students her departure a day later, actress and setting gave the impression of a personal and faculty who attended her formal humanitarian Sharon Stone spread joy conversation, as a friend guiding one speech. Before her lecture, three and goodwill throughout the University through a progression of ideas, and Harvard College students presented community, and touched the lives of sharing a personal view. Numerous tributes to Ms. Stone and her work. many. As she stepped off the plane at students lingered after the luncheon to These students were Harvard Foundation Logan airport, she was serenaded by continue their dialogue with the guest interns Kathleen McKee ʼ06, Xi Wang the renowned Harvard Din and Tonics, of honor. “She was wonderful, and her ʼ06, and co-director of the Unite Against an acapella singing group that gave Ms. message so inclusive and endearing,” AIDS Summit of the Harvard AIDS Stone her fi rst taste of the welcoming said Dr. Dorothy Austin, Sedgewick Coalition, Sarika Bansal ʼ06. In her spirit of Harvard. Accompanied by Associate Minister in Memorial Church, talk, entitled “Conceptualization of several family members, including her “we will always welcome her back to Peace,” Stone led the audience through charming sister Kelly Stone-Singer Lowell House.” The possibility of a an emotional journey from the birth of (founder and director of Camp Planet return to Harvard became very likely a child and its peaceful expressions of Hope, an annual week-long camp for when Dr. S. Allen Counter, extended an innocence, to the molding of a tolerant homeless families in California), Stone invitation to Ms. Stone on behalf of the and peace-loving adult. She merged met with students and faculty throughout students and faculty of the Foundation the connection between the widespread the College for personal talks, as well as to return to Harvard at sometime in the loss of life from AIDS in both developed group discussions on topics ranging from near future to give a series of talks on and undeveloped countries, and peace peace initiatives to AIDS prevention her work in fi lms, and her international in nations throughout the world. She and treatment. “She is a person of peace initiatives as part of the Harvard reminded the audience that the desire for remarkable erudition and intellectual Foundationʼs visiting artist program. peace is an innate feature of humanity. prowess who brings enlightenment to At an afternoon symposium arranged “Peace does exist...it exists in your heart the subject of the AIDS pandemic and by Dr. Myron “Max” Essex, John Laporte and soul,” said the noted actress and the pursuit of world peace,” said Dr. S. Given Professor of Infectious Diseases humanitarian. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard in the Faculty of Public Health and Following her eloquent and thought Foundation. “Our students and faculty Director of the Harvard AIDS Institute, provoking lecture, and a question and were enamored with her message and Stone participated as a panelist with a answer period with the audience, Ms. her charm.” Many of the undergraduate group of Harvard School of Public Health Stone was presented the 2005 Harvard students in the Harvard AIDS Coalition, Medical Fellows that included doctors Foundation Humanitarian Award by Dr. as well as AIDS researchers at the from Africa and other parts of the world. S. Allen Counter and the Reverend Mark Harvard School of Public Health, Stone brought to the forum her years of Edington, Chaplain of Harvard College. praised her knowledge in the fi eld and international experience in increasing Stone graciously accepted the award to her commitment to increasing AIDS AIDS awareness and encouraging a standing ovation. She expressed her awareness and research support. fi nancial support for AIDS research. She sincerest appreciation for the honor and She was also welcomed at Lowell elaborated on the contemporary issues recognition of her work. House by Co-Masters Dr. Diana Eck and crises in research and treatment After her Memorial Church appear- and Dr. Dorothy Austin, who hosted a of AIDS, including new efforts to ance, Stone and her family joined a small splendid luncheon in her honor. Greeted prevent transmission of the HIV virus group of faculty and friends for a dinner with a performance by the Radcliffe from mother to fetus. “Sharon Stoneʼs in the Winthrop House junior common Pitches, a female acapella group, along contribution to our seminar was most room. Those present included Foundation with roses from Ellen Yiadom ʼ06, and a impressive and very much appreciated Chairman Professor Donald Pfister tribute from Elijah Hutchinson ʼ06 (both by our scholars at the AIDS Institute (Organismic and Evolutionary Biology), Harvard Foundation interns), she stood and School of Public Health,” said Dr. Professor Robert Lue (Molecular and and embraced many of the students to Max Essex. Cellular Biology), Professor Augustus express her appreciation. The Lowell In the evening, the Kuumba singers, White (Orthopedics, Harvard Medical House audience was enraptured by her Harvardʼs traditional gospel choir, School), Professor William Gelbart words of compassion and hope for human welcomed Stone with song to Harvardʼs (Molecular and Cellular Biology),

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Professor David Haig (Organismic and Headline Evolutionary Biology), Professor Max Essex, Mr. Maurice Templesman (Chair of the International Advisory Council at the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative), and David L. Evans, senior administrator. During the dinner several faculty rose to thank Sharon Stone for her visit to Harvard, and her humanitarian work on behalf of persons with HIV/AIDS. Harvard Foundation Staff

Clockwise from Top: Sharon Stone with Lowell House Masters, Dr. Dorothy Austin (L) and Professor Diana Eck (R) who hosted a student/faculty luncheon in Stoneʼs honor. Stone greets Ms. Carmen Lopez, Director of the Harvard University Native American Program, Dr. Leo Buchanan of the Harvard University Health Services, students of the Harvard AIDS Coalition, Dr. Eneida Pardo, who along with Professor David Haig joined Stone for dinner, Dr. Augustus White, Harvard Medical School Professor of orthopedic surgery, and the Harvard Din and Tonics, who serenaded Stone upon her arrival.

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Clockwise from Top: Stone leads Harvard School of Public Health panel on AIDS. Dr. Benedict Gross, Dean of Harvard College welcomes (L-R) Kelly Stone-Singer, Bruce Singer, brother-in-law, and Sharon Stone to University Hall. With Dr. Harris Gibson and Mr. Harry Sterling. Receives roses from Harvard Foundation intern Kathleen McKee ʻ06. Stone signs the offi cial University guest register with University Marshal, Jackie OʼNeill. Bottom L-R: With The Radcliffe Pitches. Dr. Max Essex (far left) and the HSPH panel on AIDS. Sharon and Kelly Stone at the statue of John Harvard.

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Carolina School of the Arts. Her big break came when she landed a role on the long-running NBC series “A Differ- ent World,” directed by famed dancer and actress Debbie Allen. Pinkett Smith and her husband Will established The Will and Jada Smith Family Founda- tion to fund charitable organizations in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other cities nationwide. The focus of the foundation is on youth educational projects and urban, inner-city, family welfare. “Jada Pinkett Smith is one of the most gifted talents in American perform- ing arts today,” said S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation. “In addition to her brilliant acting accom- plishments, she is also an enlightened and compassionate supporter of social Dr. S. Allen Counter presents the Harvard Foundation 2005 Artist of the Year Award and educational programs for youth and to Jada Pinkett Smith, brilliant actor, songwriter, singer, and producer. Pinkett families at risk. She has been for many Smith graciously received the award to thunderous applause from over one thou- years one of the most widely admired sand admiring Harvard students and faculty in the historic Sanders Theater. television and fi lm artists in America, Distinguished actor and singer Jada of the popular R&B rock fusion band and an inspiration for young people Pinkett Smith was named the 2005 Artist Wicked Wisdom. Her humanitarian of all backgrounds. Everyone loves of the Year by the Harvard Foundation of work focuses on the support of commu- Jada.” Harvard University. Pinkett Smith, the nity development and underprivileged The Harvard Foundation, a center unanimous choice of the selection com- youth through The Will and Jada Smith for intercultural arts and sciences initia- mittee, was awarded the foundationʼs Family Foundation, as well as signifi cant tives, honors some of the nationʼs most most prestigious medal at Harvardʼs charitable work conducted on behalf of acclaimed artists and scientists each annual Cultural Rhythms ceremony on suffering children and families in South year. The Harvard Foundationʼs Artist Saturday (Feb. 26). Africa. of the Year award bears the signatures of “We are thrilled that Jada Pinkett Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Harvardʼs president, the dean of Harvard Smith is the guest of honor at Harvard Smith are the creators and executive College, and Harvard Foundation Direc- to receive this very special recognition,” producers of “All of Us,” UPNʼs hit tor Counter. Previous Artist of the Year said Harvard College Dean Benedict television show that is heading into its awards have been presented to other Gross. “Because of her superb artistic second successful season. Her numerous distinguished actors including Denzel work in fi lm and music, and her humani- television credits include appearances on Washington, Andy Garcia, Will Smith, tarian efforts in youth education and the “Late Show with David Letterman,” Matt Damon, Jimmy Smits, Jackie family welfare both nationally and in- “This Morning,” “Primetime Live,” Chan, Queen Latifah, and Halle Berry. ternationally, Harvard is proud to honor “Late Night with Conan OʼBrien,” and Courtesy of the Harvard News Offi ce her achievements and acknowledge her “Tavis Smiley.” Pinkett Smith has been fi ne example.” nominated for several awards includ- Pinkett Smith is one of the premier ing outstanding supporting actress in a talents in the entertainment industry motion picture for the award-winning today. Her recent fi lm credits include “Matrix Revolutions,” “Collateral,” and the box-offi ce hits “The Matrix” trilogy, “Ali.” “Collateral,” and “The Nutty Professor.” A native of Maryland, Pinkett Off screen, her career endeavors include Smith studied acting and dance at the producing, and touring as lead singer Baltimore School of Arts and the North

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Jada Pinkett Smith enjoys the Harvard Foundation Cultural Rhythms Show Reception and Lunch at Kirkland House. The luncheon included dramatic skits that satirized Pinkett Smithʼs movies and a rousing performance by the Harvard Band. Ms. Pinkett Smith met with Harvard Foundation faculty such as Dr. William Gelbart (top left), House Masters Prof. Tom and Verena Conley (top center), students, and administrators, such as Mr. David L. Evans (right center row).

Wicked Wisdom, with lead singer Jada Pinkett Smith, came to us as a surprise guest performance of Cul- tural Rhythms Show 2. Fresh off an international tour with Britney Spears, an opening performance for The Roots and a show in the famous Viper Room, Wicked Wisdom has had great success. Their unique “progressive-agressive” rock brought a breath of fresh air to the world of modern popular music. It was an honor and a pleasure to welcome Wicked Wisdom to Harvard as our special guest performers. The groupʼs performance was outstanding and a tremendous hit with Harvard students.

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20th Annual Cultural Rhythms Celebration: ʻEveryone Loves Jadaʼ in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other cities nationwide through The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation. She has also been party to signifi cant charitable efforts conducted on behalf of suffering children and families in South Africa. Arriving the night of the 25th, the petite celebrity was greeted at the airport by the gifted Brothers of Kuumba, who serenaded her with a medley of beautiful gospel songs. The next morning, she was the honored guest at an intimate student breakfast held at The Inn at Harvard and attended by many students eager to converse with the inspirational Ms. Pinkett Smith. She was then given a tour of the Harvard College campus. At noon, Ms. Pinkett Smith entered Harvard student performers pose with Pinkett Smith at Kirkland House JCR. a crowded Kirkland Junior Common Room, where students and faculty For its landmark 20th Annual for several awards including outstanding members waited eagerly to greet the Cultural Rhythms Festival, held on supporting actress in a motion picture star. In what is now a grand Harvard February 26th, the Harvard Foundation for the award-winning Ali. In addition Foundation tradition, the rambunctious was delighted to name distinguished to her on-screen success, Ms. Pinkett Harvard Marching Band gave the Artist actor, producer, singer, and humanitarian Smith also boasts a promising music of the Year a rousing musical salute. This Jada Pinkett Smith as the 2005 Artist of career, producing and touring as lead was followed by another time-honored the Year. One of the premier talents in singer of the experimental R&B rock Harvard Foundation ritual: a series of the entertainment industry today, her fusion band Wicked Wisdom. She was hilarious skits performed by students to recent fi lm credits include the box-offi ce unanimously chosen as this yearʼs hon- roast the honoree. Scripted and directed hits “The Matrix” trilogy, “Collateral,” oree not only for her many impressive by talented student-intern Ms. Claudia and “The Nutty Professor,” as well as artistic accomplishments, but for her Garcia ʼ05, the skits celebrated some of roles in auteur Spike Leeʼs bold and humanitarian endeavors as well. Her our guestʼs best-known roles. Beginning penetrating “Menace II Society” and work focuses on supporting community with a parody of her latest block-buster “Bamboozled.” She has been nominated development and underprivileged youth

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fi lm, Collateral, co-starring Tom Cruise vard Community, she encouraged the and Jamie Foxx, the Harvard Founda- young men and women of the audience tion players then staged sidesplitting to live their dreams and strive for more. re-enactments of scenes from Menace Our guest shared her musical talents II Society, Scream 2, Set it Off, The with the audience as well, giving an Nutty Professor, Ali, and of course, The energetic performance with her touring Matrix. Laughing throughout the skit, it band, Wicked Wisdom, during the fi rst was obvious that Ms. Pinkett Smith and half of Show II in honor of the festivalʼs the audience alike thoroughly enjoyed 20th anniversary. the aptly orchestrated roast. In addition to Jada Pinkett Smithʼs Harvard Philippine Forum performers Following this enthusiastic wel- enthusiastic participation, the cel- display the national fl ag of the Philip- come, students and faculty joined Jada ebration showcased the talents of over pines after launching the Cultural at the honorary luncheon hosted by the twenty-fi ve student cultural groups from Rhythms Show with a traditional Tini- Masters of Kirkland House, Professors Harvard College. As always, Cultural kiling dance. Tom and Verena Conley. After enjoying Rhythms brought the universityʼs stun- a wonderful meal, Jada Pinkett Smith ning cultural diversity to the limelight. received tributes from Dr. S. Allen The Harvard Philippine Forum launched Counter, Director of the Harvard Foun- the festivities with an energetic hip-hop dation, student-intern Dina Maxwell ʼ06, infl uenced interpretation of the islandsʼ Chair of the Kirkland House Committee traditional bamboo stick dance, the Julia Morton ʼ06, and the venerable Mr. Tinikiling. The show continued with David L. Evans, Harvard College Senior brilliant performances by Ballet Folk- Admissions Offi cer. lorico de Aztlan, the South Asian Dance A retinue of students and faculty then Company, Gumboots, Bulgarian Club, escorted Jada Pinkett Smith to Harvardʼs among many, many others. The fi rst historic Sanders Theater, where a crowd show ended with a thought-provoking Rosa Rios ʻ87, one of the original of students waited with anticipation to recitation by the Spoken Word Society student organizers of Cultural Rhythms see their classmates perform on-stage titled “Personal Revolution” to remind welcomes Jada Pinkett Smith to the during the most diverse and exciting us all that struggles are ongoing-a fi tting 20th anniversary celebration. celebration showcased by the college. message to both commemorate and safe- Show directors Dina Maxwell ʼ06 and guard the progress made by the Harvard Ranim Elborai ʼ06 welcomed the large Foundation since its inception in 1981. Sanders crowd and prepared the crowd Ranim Elborai ʼ06 for milestone celebration and the guest of honor. After saying a few words about the history of the Cultural Rhythms Festival, now in its 20th year, Dr. S. Al- len Counter brought Jada Pinkett Smith onstage where she was greeted by the thunderous applause and enthusiastic cheers of audience members. Like the honorees before her, she sang with Kuumba, danced with Fuerza Latina and Mariachi Veritas, and was feted with fl owers as each group entered the stage. After graciously accepting the Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Lisa Guierra, M.D. ʻ87, one of the Award presented to her by Dr. S. Allen original CR student organizers Counter and Dean Harry R. Lewis, Jada addresses the Sanders Theater engaged the audience in a touching and Leah Lussier of the Intertribal Native Cultural Rhythms audience. inspirational heart-to-heart. Sharing her American Dance Troupe with Jada own personal experience with the Har- Pinkett Smith.

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Culural Rhythms Show 2005

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Dr. Lily Jan The Harvard Foundationʼs 2005 Scientist of the Year

Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, the W. Alden Spencer Award and the K.S. Cole Award. In her doctoral studies, she and her laboratory team determined the DNA sequence of a potassium channel in fruit fl ies. Recently, Dr. Jan and her team discovered a key protein (Dasm1) that regulates the growth and activation of neural connections in the brain. A wonderfully catered lunch featuring salmon and steamed vegetables was served, followed by Dr. Janʼs Honorary Lecture. Dr. Jan spoke of her career from its earliest beginnings in Taiwan up to the present. She interspersed slides of complicated scientifi c discoveries with slides of her co-workers and family. From her lecture, guests were able to understand the process involved in Award Presentation (L-R): Ms. Suzanne McCarthy, Co-Master of Pforzheimer achieving Dr. Janʼs level of academic House, Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation, Dr. Benedict H. distinction. In addition, Dr. Jan talked Gross, Dean of Harvard College and Prof. James McCarthy, Master of Pforzheimer about raising a family as she and her House present Dr. Lily Jan with the 2005 Scientist of the Year award. husband worked side-by-side in the On Friday, March 18, 2005, students McKee ʼ06—Harvard Foundation laboratory. She also discussed concern and faculty gathered in Pforzheimer interns and 2005 Science Conference for the equality of women in science—as House for a luncheon in honor of Dr. Co-Directors—then presented Dr. Jan represented by such small struggles as Lily Jan—Professor of Physiology with a bouquet of roses and a gift from achieving lab space equal in size to that and Biophysics at the University of Harvard. Francis Kim ʼ07 of the Harvard of male counterparts. After the lecture, California, San Francisco and the Pre-Medical Society and Jacki Chou guests were able to ask questions and Harvard Foundation 2005 Scientist ʼ07 of the Harvard Taiwanese Cultural again mingle with Dr. Jan. At the of the Year. The honorary luncheon Society delivered heartfelt tributes to conclusion of the luncheon, it was clear was part of the Harvard Foundationʼs Dr. Jan about the inspiring nature of her why Dr. Jan had been selected as the annual two-day Science Conference. work and her scientifi c career. These Harvard Foundation 2005 Scientist of Preceding the luncheon, a reception two wonderful tributes were followed the Year. Students and faculty of the with fruit and cheese was held on the by a more formal introduction of Dr. Harvard Foundation were proud to balcony of the Pforzheimer dining hall. Jan by Dr. Benedict H. Gross, Dean of welcome her to Harvard. i Students mingled with one another and Harvard College. Kathleen McKee ʻ06 were able to talk with Dr. Jan about From Dean Gross, guests learned her work as a biophysicist. From that Dr. Jan received a Bachelor of the balcony, guests moved into the Science degree from The National Hastings Room and were seated for Taiwan University and her Ph.D. degree lunch. Dr. S. Allen Counter, director in physics and biophysics from the of the Harvard Foundation, began the California Institute of Technology. She program with a gracious welcome. is presently a Howard Hughes Medical Next, House Masters Dr. James Institute Investigator at the University of and Ms. Sue McCarthy welcomed California, San Francisco. A member of everyone to Pforzheimer House. the National Academy of Sciences, Jan Dina Maxwell ʼ06 and Kathleen has won numerous awards including the

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Science Conference “Blending Biology and Physics: A Science Smoothie”

On Saturday, March 20th 2005, the Motion.” Dr. John Dowling rounded Science Center was fi lled with inquisitive out the faculty presentations with his elementary and middle school students lecture “Fishing for Genes,” which from the Cambridge and Boston area allowed the students to observe living eager to take part in the second day of the fish cells under microscopes. The Harvard Foundationʼs Twelfth Annual students enjoyed actively participating Science Conference. The theme of this during all of the faculty presentations, yearʼs conference, “Blending Biology frequently volunteering to assist during and Physics: A Science Smoothie,” demonstrations and raising hands to ask paid homage to the multi-faceted work Mr. Daniel Rosenberg, of the Harvard questions. (Continued on page 34) of Dr. Lily Jan, the 2005 Distinguished Science Center gives public school Scientist Award recipient, whose studies students a demonstration in physical are enhancing the fi elds of physics and chemistry at the science conference. biophysics. Approximately 75 students from the Paul Robeson Saturday School, treated the audience to a presentation a weekend program organized by Dr. detailing his investigations into lead J. Keith Motley comprised of students poisoning in Ecuadorian children. from various public schools, spent the Mr. Daniel Rosenberg then took to afternoon attending presentations by the floor and treated the students to Harvard Faculty and participating in a visually stimulating talk on “The interactive experiments with Harvard Physical Chemistry of Florescence”. University students. Next, Dr. Rachelle Gaudet engaged the The itinerary began with a word crowd with her presentation entitled of welcome by Dr. S. Allen Counter, “Feeling Hot and Cold: The Temperature Director of the Harvard Foundation. Proteins.” Dr. Robert Lue followed Following his introduction, Dr. Counter with his intriguing talk on “Cells in

Faculty Participants: Top: Dr. John E. Dowling, Gordon and Llura Gund Professor of Neuroscience. Center: Dr. Rachelle Gaudet, Assist. Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Bottom: Dr. Robert Lue, Senior Students from the Paul Robeson Saturday School participated in hands-on science Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular workshops and experiments led by Harvard faculty and Harvard Foundation Biology, Director of Life Sciences interns. Education

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Harvard Foundation Portraiture Unveiling Ceremony TTheyhey wwereere tturningurning aawayway ppeopleeople aatt tthehe ddooroor aass PPresidentresident LLawrenceawrence HH.. SummersSummers aandnd SS.. AAllenllen CCounter,ounter, DDirectorirector ooff tthehe HHarvardarvard FFoundationoundation fforor InterculturalIntercultural aandnd RRaceace RRelations,elations, uunveilednveiled ssixix pportraitsortraits aass ppartart ooff tthehe HHarvardarvard FFoundationoundation MMinorityinority PortraiturePortraiture PProject,roject, aann iinitiativenitiative ttoo rrecognizeecognize ffacultyaculty mmembersembers aandnd aadministratorsdministrators ooff ccolorolor wwhoho hhaveave sservederved HHarvardarvard wwithith ddistinctionistinction fforor mmoreore tthanhan 2255 yyears.ears. MMoreore tthanhan 440000 aattendedttended tthehe uunveilingnveiling cceremony,eremony, wwhichhich wwasas heldheld iinn tthehe NNaumbergaumberg RRoomoom ooff tthehe FFoggogg MuseumMuseum onon MayMay 6.6. TheThe pportraitsortraits aarere ooff fformerormer DDeanean AArchierchie CC.. EEppspps IIII;II; pprofessorsrofessors RulanRulan Pian,Pian, SStanleytanley TTambiah,ambiah, EEileenileen SSouthern;outhern; DDavidavid LL.. EEvans,vans, sseniorenior aadmissionsdmissions oofficer;fficer; aandnd KKiyoiyo MMorimoto,orimoto, BBureauureau ooff SStudytudy CCounsel.ounsel. AAtt tthehe cceremony,eremony, ffamilyamily mmembersembers aandnd Stanley J. Tambiah was the Esther and Sidney Rabb Research Professor ffriendsriends ooff tthehe pportraitortrait ssubjectsubjects mmingledingled of Anthropology at Harvard for 25 years. He is joined at his portrait by wwithith hhonoredonored gguests,uests, aalumni,lumni, aandnd ccurrenturrent Harvard Foundation interns (L-R) Ellen Yiadom ʻ06, Xi Wang ʻ06, and Saritha uundergraduates.ndergraduates. Komatireddy ʻ05. IInn 22002,002, tthehe HHarvardarvard FFoundationoundation rreceivedeceived $$100,000100,000 ffromrom SSummersummers ttoo ssupportupport tthehe ffoundationoundationʼs MMinorityinority PPortraitureortraiture PProject,roject, aann iideadea iinitiatednitiated bbyy thethe sstudentstudents andand facultyfaculty ooff tthehe HHarvardarvard FoundationFoundation ttoo iincreasencrease tthehe nnumberumber ooff pportraitsortraits ooff ppersonsersons ooff ccolorolor tthroughouthroughout tthehe UUniversity.niversity. A ccommitteeommittee ooff ffacultyaculty aandnd sstudents,tudents, cchairedhaired bbyy tthehe RRev.ev. PProfessorrofessor PeterPeter J.J. Gomes,Gomes, PuseyPusey MMinisterinister iinn tthehe MMemorialemorial CChurchhurch aandnd PPlummerlummer PProfessorrofessor ooff CChristianhristian MMorals,orals, wwasas formedformed ttoo ooverseeversee tthishis pproject.roject. ““TheThe pportraitureortraiture pprojectroject iiss tthehe ddreamream ooff yearsyears ooff sstudentstudents aandnd ffacultyaculty wwhoho wwishish toto sseeee bbroaderroader rrepresentationepresentation ooff tthehe HHarvardarvard familyfamily iinn tthehe pportraitureortraiture eexhibitedxhibited aaroundround tthehe UUniversityniversity tthathat oourur sstudentstudents vviewiew ffromrom ddayay ttoo dday,”ay,” ssaidaid Counter.Counter. ““ToTo aadddd ffacultyaculty aandnd aadministratorsdministrators ooff ccolorolor ttoo tthehe mmagniagnifi ccentent aarrayrray ooff pportraitsortraits aatt HHarvardarvard isis toto saysay tthathat iinn tthishis ccommunityommunity ooff sscholarscholars Dr. Rulan Pian, right, stands beside her portrait with her husband, Dr. Ted Pian, aallll wwhoho sserveerve wwithith ddistinctionistinction aarere professor Emeritus of aeronautics at MIT. She wwasas appointedappointed pprofessorrofessor ofof EEastast vvaluedalued aandnd rremembered.”emembered.” TThehe pportraitsortraits AAsiansian LLanguagesanguages andand CivilizationsCivilizations aandnd pprofessorrofessor ooff MMusicusic iinn tthehe HHarvardarvard MMusicusic ccommissionedommissioned fforor tthishis oongoingngoing pprojectroject DDepartmentepartment iinn 11974.974. SShehe aalsolso sservederved aass MMasteraster ooff SSouthouth ((nownow CCabot)abot) HHouseouse aatt iincludenclude bbutut aarere nnotot eexclusivexclusive ttoo ppersonsersons RRadcliffe.adcliffe.

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UUniversityniversity iinn 11954.954. HHavingaving sservederved aass a UNESCOUNESCO technicaltechnical assistanceassistance eexpertxpert iinn TThailandhailand ffromrom 11960960 ttoo 11963,963, hhee jjoinedoined tthehe ffacultyaculty aatt tthehe UUniversityniversity ooff CCambridge,ambridge, wwherehere hhee ttaughtaught fforor 1100 yyears,ears, aandnd wwasas a ffellowellow ooff KKing’sing’s CCollege.ollege. HHee wwentent ttoo tthehe UUniversityniversity ooff CChicagohicago iinn 11973973 aass a ttenuredenured pprofessor.rofessor. HHee joinedjoined thethe facultyfaculty ooff thethe HarvardHarvard AAnthropologynthropology DDepartmentepartment aass pprofessorrofessor iinn 11976.976. Left: Harvard University President, Lawrence H. Summers addresses several TambiahTambiah rretiredetired ffromrom aactivective tteachingeaching hundred students, faculty, and friends about the signifi cance of the Harvard oonn JuneJune 30,30, 2001.2001. HeHe continuescontinues hishis Foundation portraiture project at the unveiling ceremony. Right: Harvard rresearchesearch aandnd wwritingriting oonn mmonasticonastic Foundation interns Elijah Hutchinson ‘06 (left) and Ellen Yiadom ‘06 (right) unveil ccomplexesomplexes aandnd ttemplesemples iinn BBangkok;angkok; the portrait of Dr. Eileen Jackson Southern. ppoliticalolitical vviolenceiolence iinn SSouthouth AAsia,sia, eespeciallyspecially tthehe BBombayombay rriotsiots ooff 11991-991- 992;2; aandnd ttransnationalransnational mmovementsovements ooff ooff African-American,African-American, AAsian-American,sian-American, LLa.a. EEppspps attendedattended TTalladegaalladega CCollegeollege ppeopleeople aandnd ddiasporaiaspora ccommunitiesommunities iinn aann LLatino-American,atino-American, aandnd NNativeative AAmericanmerican iinn AAlabama,labama, wwherehere hhee eearnedarned aann AA.B..B. aagege ooff gglobalization.lobalization. HHee aalsolso ccontinuesontinues bbackgroundsackgrounds wwhomhom tthehe ccommitteeommittee iinn 11958.958. EEppspps nextnext aattendedttended HHarvardarvard hhisis ccomparativeomparative sstudytudy ooff tthehe ccharismaharisma bbelieveselieves wworthyorthy ooff sspecialpecial rrecognition.ecognition. DDivinityivinity SSchool,chool, wwherehere hhee eearnedarned a ooff ssaintsaints aandnd tthehe ccultsults ooff rrelics,elics, aamulets,mulets, TThehe pportraitsortraits wwillill bbee pplacedlaced aatt ssitesites bbachelor’sachelor’s ddegreeegree iinn ttheologyheology aandnd a aandnd ttombomb sshrineshrines iinn ssomeome CChristian,hristian, ooff ssignificanceignificance aaroundround tthehe HHarvardarvard ccertiertifi ccateate iinn eeducationalducational mmanagementanagement BBuddhist,uddhist, aandnd SSuufi ttraditions.raditions. ccampusampus iincludingncluding tthehe FFacultyaculty RRoom,oom, tthehe iinn 11961.961. DDuringuring tthishis pperiod,eriod, hhee wwasas EEileenileen JJacksonackson SSouthernouthern HHarvardarvard HHouses,ouses, andand llibraries.ibraries. aactivective wwithith tthehe HHarvardarvard CCollegeollege GGleelee EEileenileen JJacksonackson SSouthern,outhern, aann aauthorityuthority OOtherther pportraitsortraits rrecommendedecommended bbyy CClub.lub. oonn RenaissanceRenaissance aandnd AAfrican-Americanfrican-American tthehe ccommitteeommittee iincludenclude JJohnohn MMonro,onro, IInn 1964,1964, EppsEpps waswas namednamed assistantassistant mmusicusic aandnd tthehe fi rstrst blackblack femalefemale pprofessorrofessor fformerormer HHarvardarvard CCollegeollege ddeanean aandnd tthehe ddeanean ooff sstudentstudents aatt HHarvardarvard CCollege.ollege. ttoo bbee ggiveniven ttenureenure aatt HHarvard,arvard, wwasas bbornorn llateate NNathanathan HHugginsuggins aandnd tthehe llateate EEwartwart SSixix yearsyears llater,ater, hhee bbecameecame tthehe ddeanean ooff iinn MMinneapolis,inneapolis, MMinn.inn. SSouthernouthern sstudiedtudied GGuinier,uinier, bbothoth pprofessorsrofessors iinn tthehe AAfro-fro- sstudentstudents aandnd rremainedemained iinn tthehe ppositionosition ppianoiano aandnd pplayedlayed hherer fi rrstst cconcertoncert iinn AAmericanmerican SStudiestudies DDepartment.epartment. TThehe fforor moremore thanthan 3300 years.years. DuringDuring thethe CChicagohicago atat thethe ageage ofof 7.7. HerHer parentsparents fframed,ramed, ooilil oonn ccanvasanvas portraitsportraits werewere tturbulenturbulent 11960s960s aandnd 11970s,970s, EEppspps wwasas eencouragedncouraged tthehe mmusicalusical aaspirationsspirations ooff ppaintedainted bbyy SStephentephen CCoitoit ‘‘72.72. kknownnown forfor hishis helpfulhelpful wworkork wwithith bbothoth ttheirheir tthreehree ddaughtersaughters aandnd ooftenften pprovidedrovided CounterCounter sserveserves aass ccoordinatoroordinator ooff sstudentstudents andand administrators.administrators. DDuringuring aaccommodationsccommodations ttoo ttravelingraveling bblacklack tthehe HHarvardarvard FFoundationoundation PPortraitureortraiture tthehe 11980s980s aandnd 11990s,990s, EEppspps oorganizedrganized a mmusicians.usicians. LLouisouis AArmstrongrmstrong ooncence sspentpent CCommittee.ommittee. OOtherther ccommitteeommittee mmembersembers sserieseries ooff cconferencesonferences oonn eeconomics,conomics, tthehe tthehe nnightight aatt hherer ffather’sather’s hhouse.ouse. BBeforeefore aarere AAlili AAsani,sani, pprofessorrofessor ooff tthehe ppracticeractice rresultesult ooff wwhichhich wwasas a bbook,ook, ““PresentPresent aatt sshehe ccameame ttoo HHarvardarvard iinn 11974,974, SSouthernouthern ooff Indo-MuslimIndo-Muslim languageslanguages aandnd tthehe CCreation:reation: TThehe FFourtiethourtieth AAnniversarynniversary ttaughtaught aatt PPrairierairie VViewiew UUniversityniversity iinn ccultures;ultures; SSandraandra GGrindlay,rindlay, ccuratorurator ooff ooff tthehe MMarshallarshall PPlan.”lan.” HHee wwasas aalsolso a TTexas,exas, SSouthernouthern UUniversity,niversity, BBrooklynrooklyn tthehe UUniversityniversity PPortraitortrait CCollection;ollection; bboardoard mmemberember ooff tthehe BBostonoston SSymphonyymphony CCollege,ollege, aandnd YYorkork CCollegeollege ooff tthehe CCityity SSandraandra NNaddaff,addaff, pprofessorrofessor ooff lliteratureiterature OOrchestra.rchestra. OOvercomingvercoming a sserieseries ooff hhealthealth UUniversityniversity ooff NNewew YYork.ork. FFromrom 11975975 aandnd MMasteraster ooff MMatherather HHouse;ouse; NNaomiaomi pproblemsroblems inin 1995,1995, EppsEpps continuedcontinued atat ttoo 11979979 sshehe cchairedhaired tthehe DDepartmentepartment ooff PPierce,ierce, pprofessorrofessor ooff bbiology;iology; MMarvinarvin tthehe UUniversityniversity bbeforeefore rretiringetiring iinn 22001.001. AAfro-Americanfro-American SStudiestudies atat HHarvard.arvard. SShehe HHightower,ightower, aarchivist,rchivist, HHarvardarvard NNewsews AArchierchie EEppspps ddiedied oonn AAug.ug. 221,1, 22003.003. HHee rretiredetired iinn 11987.987. OOfffi cce;e; JJohnohn FFox,ox, fformerormer ssecretaryecretary ttoo tthehe iiss survivedsurvived bbyy hhisis wwife,ife, VValerie,alerie, aandnd ttwowo SSouthernouthern wwasas a rrecipientecipient ooff tthehe 22000000 FFacultyaculty ooff ArtsArts andand Sciences;Sciences; StephanieStephanie ssons,ons, JosiahJosiah andand Caleb.Caleb. LLifetimeifetime AAchievementchievement AAwardward ffromrom tthehe PPaizaiz ‘‘0505 aandnd BBrianrian CClairlair ‘‘05.05. SStanleytanley JJ.. TTambiahambiah SSocietyociety ooff AmericanAmerican Music;Music; sheshe alsoalso AArchierchie CC.. EEppspps IIIIII SStanleytanley JJ.. TTambiahambiah iiss tthehe EEsthersther aandnd rreceivedeceived tthehe OOutstandingutstanding ContributorContributor ArchieArchie CC.. EEppspps IIII,II, fformerormer ddeanean SSidneyidney RabbRabb ResearchResearch PProfessorrofessor ofof ttoo MMusicusic AAwardward ffromrom tthehe NNationalational ooff sstudentstudents atat HHarvardarvard CollegeCollege wwasas AAnthropologynthropology aatt HHarvard.arvard. HHee rreceivedeceived AAssociationssociation ooff NNegroegro MMusiciansusicians bbornorn MayMay 19,19, 1937,1937, inin LLakeake CCharles,harles, hhisis doctoraldoctoral ddegreeegree ffromrom CCornellornell ((1971),1971), tthehe DDeemseems TTayloraylor AAwardward ffromrom

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AASCAPSCAP (1973),(1973), andand thethe DistinguishedDistinguished AAchievementchievement AAwardward ffromrom tthehe NNationalational BBlacklack MMusicusic CCaucusaucus ((1986).1986). IInn 22001,001, sshehe waswas namednamed bbyy PPresidentresident GGeorgeeorge WW.. BBushush asas a NNationalational HHumanitiesumanities MMedalist.edalist. OOnn Oct.Oct. 113,3, 22002,002, EEileenileen SSouthernouthern ddiedied iinn PPortort CCharlotte,harlotte, FFla.la. SShehe wwasas 882.2. DDavidavid L.L. EvansEvans DavidDavid LL.. EEvansvans iiss a nnativeative ooff PPhillipshillips CCounty,ounty, AArk.,rk., andand holdsholds degreesdegrees inin eelectricallectrical eengineeringngineering ffromrom TTennesseeennessee SStatetate UUniversityniversity aandnd PPrinceton.rinceton. BBeforeefore ccomingoming ttoo HHarvardarvard hhee wworkedorked iinn HHuntsville,untsville, AAla.,la., oonn tthehe SSaturn/Apolloaturn/Apollo PProjectroject tthathat llandedanded a mmanan oonn tthehe mmoonoon iinn 11969.969. WWhilehile iinn HHuntsvilleuntsville hhee bbeganegan a vvoluntary,oluntary, oone-manne-man ccollegeollege rrecruitingecruiting aandnd pplacementlacement eeffortffort fforor AAfrican-frican- The family of Kiyo Morimoto, former head of Harvard’s Bureau of Study AAmericanmerican yyouth,outh, wwhoho wwereere aadmitteddmitted ttoo Counsel, aside Morimoto’s portrait. L-R: David Morimoto, son, Dr. S. Allen mmanyany ooff tthehe nnation’sation’s ttopop ccolleges.olleges. HHisis Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation, Lorinda Morimoto, wife, Stephen wworkork waswas coveredcovered bbyy tthehe nnewsews mmedia,edia, Coit, portrait artist, ‘72, Francoise R. Morimoto, former wife, Justin Morimoto, aandnd hhee wwasas oofferedffered jjobsobs bbyy tthehe CCollegeollege grandson, and Monique Morimoto, daughter. Addtional photo on page 35. EEntrancentrance EExaminationxamination BBoard,oard, HHarvardarvard CCollege,ollege, aandnd MMassachusettsassachusetts IInstitutenstitute ffromrom eengineering.ngineering. aann aadviserdviser ttoo ffirst-yearirst-year sstudents,tudents, aann ooff TTechnology.echnology. HHee wwasas mmostost iimpressedmpressed DDuringuring hhisis ttimeime iinn CCambridge,ambridge, aassistantssistant ddeanean ooff ffreshmenreshmen aand,nd, hhee llikesikes bbyy HHarvardarvard CCollegeollege aandnd iitsts ddeanean ooff ooverver 1155 ttimesimes mmoreore AAfricanfrican AAmericanmerican ttoo tthink,hink, a ffriendlyriendly rresponderesponder ttoo aanyonenyone aadmissions,dmissions, CChasehase NN.. PPetersoneterson ‘‘52,52, aandnd uundergraduatesndergraduates hhaveave mmatriculatedatriculated aatt sseekingeeking hhelp.elp. HHee hhasas aalsolso bbeeneen aann aadviserdviser ccameame ttoo wworkork iinn tthehe AAdmissionsdmissions OOfffi ccee HHarvardarvard tthanhan iinn tthehe ppreviousrevious 333434 yyears.ears. ttoo tthehe HHarvardarvard FFoundationoundation ssinceince iitsts iinn 11970970 oonn a ttwo-yearwo-year lleave-of-absenceeave-of-absence HHee hashas beenbeen a pproctorroctor iinn HHarvardarvard YYard,ard, iinceptionnception iinn 11981,981, aandnd iinn 22002002 rreceivedeceived tthehe hhighestighest hhonoronor tthathat HHarvard’sarvard’s FFacultyaculty HHarvardarvard SeniorSenior AdmissionsAdmissions OfOffi ccer,er, DDavidavid LL.. EEvansvans iiss jjoinedoined bbyy hhisis ffamilyamily aatt hhisis ooff ArtsArts andand SciencesSciences confersconfers onon anan pportraitortrait ((L-R):L-R): sson,on, DanielDaniel SSherrodherrod EEvans,vans, ddaughter,aughter, CChristinehristine LLethaetha EEvans,vans, aandnd aadministrator,dministrator, tthehe FFASAS AAdministrativedministrative wwife,ife, aattorneyttorney MMercedesercedes SSherrodherrod EEvans.vans. PPrize.rize. AAtt tthehe BBlacklack AAlumnilumni WWeekendeekend iinn OOctoberctober 22003003 ssomeome ggenerousenerous aalumnaelumnae aandnd aalumnilumni aannouncednnounced tthehe eestablishmentstablishment ooff tthehe DDavidavid LL.. EEvansvans SScholarshipcholarship FFund.und. TThehe ffundund hhasas rraisedaised ooverver $$600,000600,000 aass ooff MMayay 22005.005. KKiyoiyo MMorimotoorimoto KKiyoiyo MMorimotoorimoto wwasas bbornorn iinn rruralural PPocatello,ocatello, IIdaho,daho, ttoo pparentsarents wwhoho eemigratedmigrated ffromrom JJapanapan iinn 11917917 aandnd wworkedorked aass ttenantenant ffarmers.armers. TThehe ddayay aafterfter tthehe JJapaneseapanese attackedattacked PPearlearl HHarbor,arbor, hhee eenlistednlisted iinn tthehe UU.S..S. AArmy.rmy. HHee wwasas aassignedssigned ttoo tthehe aall-Japanese-Americanll-Japanese-American 4442nd42nd RRegimentalegimental CCombatombat TTeam.eam. TThehe uunitnit wwasas oonene ooff tthehe mmostost hhighlyighly ddecoratedecorated iinn AAmericanmerican mmilitaryilitary hhistory.istory. FForor hishis sserviceervice iinn FFrancerance aandnd IItaly,taly, MMorimotoorimoto wwonon thethe SSilverilver SStartar aandnd PPurpleurple HHeart.eart.

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WWithith a mmaster’saster’s ddegreeegree iinn ssociologyociology Iraqi Student Delegation ffromrom BBostonoston UUniversity,niversity, MMorimotoorimoto ttookook a jjobob aass ccounselorounselor aatt HHarvard’sarvard’s BureauBureau ofof SStudytudy CounselCounsel iinn 11958.958. IInn tthathat ccapacity,apacity, hhee ssupervisedupervised aandnd ttrainedrained ccounselors,ounselors, rranan ssessionsessions fforor ggraduateraduate tteachingeaching aassistants,ssistants, iinstructednstructed sstudentstudents iinn rreadingeading sskills,kills, aandnd ppersonallyersonally ccounseledounseled mmoreore tthanhan a ddozenozen sstudentstudents pperer wweek.eek. MMorimotoorimoto wwasas aalsolso a mmemberember ooff tthehe FFacultyaculty ooff AArtsrts aandnd SSciencesciences aandnd a llecturerecturer oonn eeducation.ducation. HHee ttaughtaught ccoursesourses iinn tthehe SSchoolchool ooff PPublicublic HHealth,ealth, tthehe BBusinessusiness School,School, andand tthehe GGraduateraduate SSchoolchool ooff EEducation.ducation. HHee wwasas a mmemberember ooff tthehe fi rrstst ffacultyaculty aandnd aadministrativedministrative aadvisorydvisory ccommitteeommittee ooff tthehe HHarvardarvard Foundation.Foundation. Morimoto,Morimoto, whowho hhelpedelped tthousandshousands ooff sstudentstudents aadjustdjust ttoo On February 20, 2005 the Harvard and MIT were able to converse with the ccollegeollege llifeife iinn hhisis 2277 yyearsears aatt tthehe BBureauureau Society of Arab Students hosted a students in their native language, while ooff SStudytudy CCounsel,ounsel, aandnd wwhoho sservederved fforor ssixix reception and dinner for an Iraqi student sharing stories of experiences in yyearsears aass tthehe BBureau’sureau’s ddirector,irector, ddiedied oonn delegation from the University of the Arab World and expectations for the FFeb.eb. 222,2, 22004,004, aatt tthehe aagege ooff 886.6. Baghdad. The visit by 5 Iraqi college future. While the Iraqi students were RRulanulan PianPian students to an American university is eager to learn from their American PProfessorrofessor RulanRulan PPianian wwasas eeducatedducated the fi rst academic exchange between the counterparts, the dinner attendees asked aatt RRadcliffeadcliffe aandnd sstudiedtudied WWesternestern mmusicusic two nations in almost 30 years. With the the students about the current situation hhistoryistory aandnd ttheoryheory wwithith TTillmanillman MMerritt.erritt. support of the Harvard Foundation, the in their country and how Iraq could one SShehe receivedreceived herher Ph.D.Ph.D. fromfrom HarvardHarvard Society of Arab Students invited about wwithith a ddissertationissertation oonn tthehe SSongong ddynasty.ynasty. 50 student leaders, professors and faculty IInn 11961,961, sshehe jjoinedoined tthehe HHarvardarvard MMusicusic to John Harvard’s Private Dining Room DDepartmentepartment tteachingeaching CChinesehinese mmusic,usic, for the reception. The Iraqi students aandnd wwasas aappointedppointed pprofessorrofessor ooff EEastast excitedly introduced themselves to AAsiansian languageslanguages aandnd ccivilizationsivilizations aandnd the attendees, and expressed their pprofessorrofessor ofof musicmusic inin 1974.1974. PianPian waswas sincere appreciation for having the aappointedppointed ffellowellow ooff tthehe AAcademiacademia SSinicainica opportunity to visit Harvard. They iinn TTaiwanaiwan iinn 11994.994. SShehe hhasas ppublishedublished were also optimistic about the future of wwidelyidely oonn tthehe SSongong DDynasty,ynasty, PekingPeking their homeland and hoped for greater oopera,pera, PPekingeking ddrumrum ssongs,ongs, andand otherother academic exchanges between the two hhistoricalistorical aandnd ccontemporaryontemporary ggenres.enres. nations. The President of the Society SSinceince tthehe llateate 11970s,970s, sshehe hhasas ttraveledraveled of Arab Students, Rami Sarafa, and the day rebuild and prosper. ttoo CChinahina regularly,regularly, bringingbringing thethe latestlatest Director of the Harvard Foundation, The reception was a profound WWesternestern iideasdeas tthere,here, aandnd rreturningeturning Dr. S. Allen Counter, welcomed the reminder of the human element that is ttoo tthehe UUnitednited SStatestates wwithith a wwealthealth visiting Iraqi Delegation to Harvard. often forgotten during armed confl ict. ooff fieldworkfieldwork ddataata aandnd aaudiovisualudiovisual The speakers echoed the Iraqi students’ Harvard students and faculty had the rrecordings,ecordings, mmaterialsaterials tthathat ppreservereserve aandnd optimism and hope for more academic opportunity to build relationships with iillustratellustrate CChinesehinese mmusicusic ttoo AAmericanmerican cooperation in the future. individuals they had only previously aaudiences.udiences. SShehe sservederved aass MMasteraster ooff The Iraqi student delegation attended known through CNN or MSNBC. The SSouthouth HHouseouse atat RRadcliffeadcliffe CCollegeollege ffromrom many events at Harvard and met Harvard Society of Arab Students would 11975975 ttoo 11978.978. hundreds of individuals. The Society like to sincerely thank the Harvard CCourtesyourtesy ooff tthehe HHarvardarvard GGazetteazette of Arab Student reception/dinner sought Foundation for making this event a to create a more intimate atmosphere for resounding success. the visiting students. Arab and Arab- Rami Sarafa ‘07 American undergraduates from Harvard

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The Tsunami Relief Banquet: Remembering the Tragedy in Asia On December 26, 2004, a global scale. While it gave catastrophic tsunami struck us a tragic reaffirmation in the Indian Ocean, killing of our vulnerability as tens of thousands of people human beings, it has also instantaneously and leading reinforced the strength of to a death toll that now stands our common humanity at over 280,000 people. This and our dedication to disaster has also led to countless ensuring better livelihoods displacements and has affected for everyone. With great people on all of the inhabited generosity, many nations continents of the globe. throughout the world, Harvard students responded even ones affected by the to this tragedy by starting disaster, came together to several efforts to alleviate the donate billions of dollars terrible conditions that ensued. to the ensuing relief effort, Dharma, Harvardʼs Hindu which is an ongoing process Studentsʼ Association, along Guests at the Tsunami Relief banquet included (Foreground) now and will continue for with 13 other co-sponsoring Dr. Jill Mesirov, mathematician and wife of Harvard College decades. We, at Harvard organizations in the Harvard Dean Benedict Gross. were proud to play a role Foundation, organized a in these efforts. It is very Tsunami Relief Banquet on difficult to sustain relief March 12th, 2005, to raise funds for the level support has “extended across efforts over an extended period of victims and to raise awareness for the lines of culture and religion.” “Harvard time, but the Harvard community is extent of the tragedy and its impact on students have done a great job,” showing very aware and passionate towards the global human society. With this effort, an “outpouring of concern, humanity, continuing relief efforts which will we were able to raise over $3000, and continue for many years. the funds were matched by Harvard Human compassion is no longer University with the generous support of divided by the boundaries of our President Lawrence H. Summers, and respective countries; we have become also by Sovereign Bank. a truly global community, and this was The Masters of Kirkland House, Drs. reaffi rmed in the more recent tragedy Tom and Verena Conley, graciously of Hurricane Katrina, where even those hosted this event in the Kirkland House countries still recovering from the dining hall. Over 200 people attended Asian Tsunami donated generously to the banquet, which included a catered support Americans. We must continue to spread of Indian cuisine and a silent (L-R): Students from varied backgrounds nurture the partnerships and cooperation auction. Attendees heard speeches from including, Emily Tyler ʻ07, Doug that developed from these tragedies Professor S. Allen Counter, Director of Anderson ʻ07, Julia Forgie ʻ07, Arjun to improve our collective human the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural Vasan ʻ07 came to the banquet to support condition. and Race Relations and Professor Diana the cause. L. Eck, Director of the Harvard Pluralism Project and Professor of Comparative by Vijay Religion and Indian Studies. and love,” for those affected by the Yanamadala The speakers and organizers Tsunami disaster, Dr. Counter said ʼ07 (L) stressed the importance of maintaining during his remarks. awareness about the region even months This disaster did not end on December after the disaster. “There has been an 26, nor do we see an end to the profound instant response from various religious impact on survivors throughout the world communities in the United States,” Dr. and the far lasting implications that it Eck said, adding that on an international will have for many decades to come on a

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Harvardʼs Homenaje Latino Gala

On May 13, 2005, Harvardʼs Latino youths in East L.A., as the eveningʼs community united under one roof to guest speaker. Finally, a fundamental honor Latino excellence and culture. component of the celebration was the Over 200 elegantly dressed students, endowment of the Latino Achievement alumni, professors, family members Scholarship, which was given to a and friends arrived at the Sheraton promising high-school senior from the Commanderʼs George Washington greater Boston area. This scholarship Ballroom for the fi rst-ever Latino gala bestowed a monetary award to the celebration, Homenaje Latino. college-bound recipient to be used As the title implies, Homenaje towards her fi rst year in college. Latinoʼs main purpose was to pay Uniting the Latino community for homage to the achievements of Latinos an event of this scale was an involved and Latin Americans within as well collaboration. There were many as beyond campus gates. It was also a people who devoted themselves and monumental step towards promoting contributed their time, effort and a sense of community at Harvard talent to achieving what began as a that extends beyond country borders simple dream. Members of RAZA, and renders geographic differences Fuerza Latina, La Organizacion de obsolete. Puertorriqueños, Latinas Unidas, Traditionally, racial and national Harvard Brazilian Organization, divisions and stereotypes, externally HOLA, CAUSA, the Harvard imposed or self-selected, have kept Undergraduate Colombian Association the Latino community fractured both ((ContinuedContinued oonn ppageage 333)3) culturally and politically. Often, Latinos have embraced divisive terms Above: Over 200 students took to the dance fl oor following the Homenaje as defi nitions of their cultural identities. Latino program, which honored Latino culture and excellence at Harvard However, our culture is much more than and in the global community. Nine Latin American student organizations this. A community in transformation, collaborated to organize Homenaje Latino: RAZA, Fuerza Latina, La we reflect the bloodlines of Spanish Organizacion de Puertorriqueños, Latinas Unidas, Harvard Brazilian Organization, speakers, the legacy of Indigenous Latin- HOLA, CAUSA, the Harvard Undergraduate Colombian Association and Yo Creo American empires, the rhythmic beats en Venezuela of the African drum and the plethora Below: Erin Gums, Diana Montoya-Fontalvo, Ines Pacheco, Danielle of experiences that each individual contributes to the Latino community. Andrews-Lovell, and Christina Anderson. It was precisely this diversity and the accomplishments of those with a relentless drive for excellence that we sought to celebrate that night. With this mission in mind, Homenaje Latinoʼs program included various elements. Throughout the evening, guests enjoyed the showcasing of Latino talent and culture through artistic performances and joined in recognizing graduating Latinos who had made a signifi cant impact during their four years at Harvard. In addition, the program featured Mr. Gus Frias, a renowned teacher who has worked with inner-city

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Clockwise (L-R): ABHW members and guests attend senior farewell luncheon. Nicole Laws, ABHW President (2005-2006), and Helen Ogbara, former ABHW President (2003-2004), keep the bonds of sisterhood strong. Former ABHW President, Helen Ogbara addresses the audience. The 2004- 2005 ABHW Board members were thanked with roses. ABHW graduating seniors bid farewell and best wishes to the succeeding classes of black women at Harvard.

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From the Gospel to Sovereignty: Commemorating the 350th Anniversary of the Native American Experience at Harvard

Converting the natives to Christianity was a major goal of the early English colonists. And, as history lecturer Lisa Brooks explained in her remarks, when Harvard got into fi nancial diffi culties in its early years and needed funds to keep from foundering, college offi cials found that the missionary goal was not only, to their thinking, a noble one, but also one that donors were willing to support. And, thus, the Harvard Indian College was founded. It was housed in the fi rst brick building in the Yard, which until that point had included only wooden buildings. The structure, on the site where Matthews Hall stands today, was paid L-R: Mark Sperry (Mohegan Tribe), Vice Chairman Education Commitee, United for by an English charitable foundation, South and Eastern Tribes, Joanne Dunn (Micmac), Director of the North American the Society for the Propagation of the Indian Center of Boston, Carrie Vanderhoop (Wampanoag), Education Director of Gospel in New England. It eventually the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, Carmen Lopez (Navajo), Executive housed the college printing press, which Director of the Harvard University Native American Program, Susan Power produced the fi rst Bible printed in North (Standing Rock Sioux), Keynote speaker. America, an edition of the Scriptures in the Algonquian language. Those who take for granted that University Native American Program A goal of the college, where English Harvard University is located in (HUNAP). That early commitment and Indian students were housed Cambridge, Mass., had an opportunity to Indian education - a seed planted together, was language exchange; the during the spring HUNAP 350th centuries ago - has borne signifi cant fruit English sought to learn Algonquian well Commemoration program to think only in recent decades. enough to preach to the natives, and the differently. From the Indian perspective, The conference was an effort to Wampanoag, scholars today surmise, Harvard is really situated in the heart “reclaim our Harvard history,” as wanted to learn the white manʼs of Wampanoag country, where the executive director of HUNAP Carmen (Continued on page 34) inhabitants had lived for 10,000 years Lopez put it in her welcoming remarks before English settlers arrived to build in the Barker Center for the Humanities. a “new world,” and “to Christianize “Let us invoke ʻveritasʼ today,” she the heathen.” A commitment to “the urged; “let us indigenize ʻveritas.ʼ” education of the English and Indian In her opening remarks, history youth of the country” was part of lecturer Lisa Brooks talks about the the Harvard Charter of 1650, and in origins of the Harvard Indian College. 1655, the Harvard Indian College was Lopez, a Navajo from Black Mesa, founded. Ariz., and Farmington, N.M., began by That founding was commemorated acknowledging the presence of leaders this past April 8 and 9 with a conference of the indigenous Wampanoag Tribe called “From the Gospel to Sovereignty: of Gay Head Aquinnah, the Mashpee Commemorating 350 Years of the Wampanoag Tribe, and the Nipmuc Harvard Indian College,” sponsored Nation, and thanking them for letting her Professor Kay Shalamay of the Harvard by the Harvard University Committee speak. “Right now we will make a native Music Department greets students at the on Ethnic Studies and the Harvard space here in this room,” she said. conference.

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AAnnualnnual Student/FacultyStudent/Faculty DinnerDinner andand AwardsAwards CeremonyCeremony

To honor students and faculty for their commitment to improving the intercultural life at Harvard, the Harvard Foundation held its annual Aloian Student and Faculty Awards Dinner, named in memory of former Quincy House Master David Aloian. Awards were given to students who have shown the same spirit and enthusiasm towards race relations that Aloian showed as an early supporter of the Harvard Foundationʼs mission and programs. This yearʼs dinner was hosted on May 6 in the Quincy House dining room. After a warm introduction Award recipients at the annual Harvard Foundation Student/Faculty awards-David and welcome to the celebration by Aloian dinner. House masters Professor Robert P. Kirshner and Ms. Jane Loader Foundation Director, Dr. S. Allen (left with roses). Counter and Quincy House Master, Professor Robert Kirshner, Harvard of the Harvard Foundation Award for seniors spoke of their experiences at the outstanding contributions were Jeremy Harvard Foundation. Rocio Garza ʻ05, Chang ʼ06, Ellen Yiadom ʼ06, Kathleen a four-year intern at the Foundation, and McKee ʼ06, Dina Maxwell ʼ06, Ranim Saritha Komatireddy ʻ05, former Chair Elborai ʼ06, Yui Hirohashi ʼ06, Elijah of the Student Advisory Committee Hutchinson ʼ06, Martha Casillas ʼ05, (SAC) paid tribute to the work of the Owais Siddiqui ʼ07, Vijay Yanamadala Harvard Foundation. Mr. Thomas ʼ07, Zahra Kassam ʼ06, Tracy “Ty” Dingman ʻ67, newly appointed Dean Moore ʼ06, Dina Yanushpolsky ʼ05, of Freshman, delivered the keynote Hebah Ismail ʼ06, Erica Scott ʼ06, address. Senior Admissions Offi cer Helen Ogbara ʼ05, Dareema Jenkins Above: Dean of Freshman and keynote David L. Evans presented concluding ʼ05, Patrick Kelly ʼ05, Kwame Owusu- speaker, Thomas Dingman ʻ67 (C) remarks on the progress of diversity at Kesse ʼ06, Benigno Varela ʼ06, Onyinye joins Quincy House Master, Professor Harvard. Offor ʼ05, and T. Sean McKean ʼ05. The Robert Kirshner and Harvard Fifty-two students who have made Recipients of the Harvard Foundation Foundation honorand a positive difference in the growth of Award for Excellence in Leadership Zahra Kassam ʻ06. intercultural enlightenment at Harvard were Sarika Bansal ʼ06 and Xi Wang Below: Dr. Walter Clair ʻ77; M.D. College were honored. The recipients ʼ06. The recipients of the Distinguished HMS ʻ81, with son Brian ʻ05 and Dr. for the Harvard Foundation Certifi cate Senior Award for Excellence in S. Allen Counter, faculty advisor for of Recognition were Erin Garner ʼ07, Leadership were Saritha Komatireddy both. Jennifer Green ʼ07, Ryshelle McCadney ʼ05, Brian Clair ʼ05, Claudia Garcia ʼ07, Teddy Styles ʼ07, John Oxtoby ʼ05, Rocio Garza ʼ05, Stephanie Paiz ʼ07, Leslie Irvine ʼ07, Damien Wint ʼ05, Jia Han ʼ05, Priscilla Orta ʼ05, ʼ05, Oluwarotimi Okunade ʼ07, Henry Olushola Olorunnipa ʼ05, and Yannis Seton ʼ06, Rami Sarafa ʼ07, Christine Paulus ʼ05. The eveningʼs program Mergerdichian ʼ08, Deena Shakir ʼ08, brought students and faculty together Eleanor Marjorie Matilda Campisano to acknowledge efforts and success in ʼ08, Emmanouela Filippidi ʼ05, Ndidi improving intercultural understanding Menkiti ʼ06, Nicole Laws ʼ06, Shanai and harmony at Harvard. Watson ʼ07, Inyang Akpan ʼ07, and Jeremy Chang ʼ06 Leah Pillsbury ʼ07. The recipients

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Grant Summaries: The Harvard Foundation Sponsors Over 150 Student Events During Spring Semester

BlackCAST & Kuumba speeches by David Yuan, the Chair of the Olympics on poverty and rent Singers HCAP , and Li Lei, the President of control in Beijing, the similarities of Beidaʼs SICA organization on how the extracurricular and interests among students, and the values of a college Black Progression: The Black Arts two organizations can form stronger education. Thus, the presentations were Festival Performance Showcase collaborative links and organize future not only academically enlightening, BlackCAST and the Kuumba singers exchanges for students. The rest of the but also provided important platforms performed staged monologues in event was comprised of discussion on the for further discussion and interaction the Black Arts Festival performance conference, the themes of international among students throughout the week. showcase, “Black Progression” on exchange, and Q&A on Harvardʼs Liqian Ma ʼ06 Saturday, March 5th, 2005. These international programs. This event was monolgues provided different snapshots attended by about 40 students, including in the development of Black culture the 17 student delegates from abroad. in order to enlighten the audience to Liqian Ma ʼ06 the struggles and triumphs of African Haabado (formerly Americans in the past two centuries. Harvard Aikido Club) These pieces, one about the struggle of the Black mother, another about the Seminaa shame of a young African American Harvard Aikikai held its fi rst annual boy, and one about the life of a poor Chinese Students Assocation Spring seminar this past May. It was a big Black family, helped to paint a picture and Taiwanese Cultural success, with participants coming from that was completed by other Black Society MIT, Brown, RISD, Cornell, McGill, cultural performances - including song Wheaton, BC, and the greater Aikido and dance by other student groups and Presentations by Peking University community. Guest instructors were performers. Students Yasumasa Itoh-sensei (rokudan Aikikai) Shanai Watson ʼ07 On February 22-23 HCAP organized and Dr. Bonita Veysey-sensei (godan a series of four Beida student panel Aikikai). Classes were held throughout presentations on various subjects Saturday and Sunday morning, and the dealing with China. They took place club also put together a demonstration Harvard College in Asia throughout the week in the Lamont as part of the Arts First Festival at the Project Chinese Students Forum. The attendance ranged from Science Center. The demonstration Association and Taiwanese 20 to 40 students. The topics included was well-received, with many children in the audience watching with great Cultural Society “The Impact of the Chinese Olympics,” “College Extracurricular Activities,” interest. Other activities included the “The Importance of the Dragon as customary Saturday night dinner (held HCAP Conference: Opening a Cultural Symbol,” and “Chinese at Currier House) and the presentation Ceremony Entrance Examination System.” These of kyu certifi cates (done by Itoh-sensei) The opening ceremony for the HCAP were meant to educate the general on Sunday afternoon. This seminar conference took place in Ticknor Lounge Harvard community by providing fi rmly establishes the Harvard club as on Feb. 22 at 10 AM. We invited Jane fi rst-hand accounts and experiences of one of the predominant collegiate aikido Edwards, the director of the Harvard the Beida students, as well as prepare organizations in the country. Offi ce of International Programs, as the Beijing-bound HCAP delegates with Corrible Johnson ʼ07 keynote speaker. We began with a speech an introductory background in Chinese by Jane Edwards on the importance of culture and understanding of university international experiences for Harvard life in China. These presentations students and the progressive steps the also generated important discussions University is taking in providing such between Harvard students and the experiences. This was followed by Chinese delegates on the effects of

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Harvard French Club

Harvard French Review The inaugural issue of the Harvard French Review has reached fi nalization. Our designer sent the fi nal electronic copy of the magazine to our printer, and we have paid our miscelleanous costs (photocopies, 45 Media Kits, postage, a plane ticket for an interview with a contributor, etc.). Content: The articles in the Review focused on economic, political, social and cultural issues of interest from students at Harvard as well as from France, Quebec and Lebanon. Other contributors included a number of high-profi le and public fi gures, such as Stanley Hoffmann, Boutros Boutros- Ghali, Jean-Francois Cope and Charles Krauthammer. Copies will be distributed Visiting Iraqi students and members of the Harvard Society of Arab Students to various U.S. schools and think tanks following a dinner and reception at Harvard. The visit by the Iraqi students was in France, Switzerland, Quebec, and the the fi rst such academic exchange between the two nations in almost 30 years. Middle East.

Yisei Magazine Senator Barrios is an active member of Harvard Haitian Alliance and both communities and works to institute Harvard-Radcliffe Caribbean policies that help both. The dicussion Publishing Yisei Magazine focused on the duality of being Latino Club Yisei is a literary journal whose goal is and a member of the BGLT community. Selebrasyon: A Haitian Cultural to serve as a forum for Korean-American The audience at the event was varied and Extravaganza students to express their thoughts, included several Cambridge community Our project, Selebrasyon: A Haitian concerns, and ideas and a vehicle members and graduate students. Senator Cultural Extravaganza, was held in the through which Harvard students can Barrios discussed his experience of Adams LCR on 5-7-05. The project learn more about the culture and society growing up gay and Latino. He talked was very well attended. by Harvard of Korea. This yearʼs issue included an about the current issues that he faces undergraduates, as well as members of original translation of a Korean poem by as a gay and Latino male such as a the Harvard staff, graduate students and Professor David McCann and a studentʼs committment to instituting policy to people visiting Harvard that weekend. refl ections on studying abroad in Korea. help out recent immigrants from Latin Our program consisted of two musical In this issue, we have included an America, bilingual education, and the performances (Msr. Gifrants, Msr. Joel acknowledgements page recognizing the opportunity for gay couples to adopt Georges), two poetry performances support we received from the Harvard children. After his hour talk, there was (Msr. Gay, Msr. Roland Mecklembourg), Foundation and other sources. a question and answer period. Several a speech (Mme. Nancy Dorsinville) and undergrads as well as community an informal jam and dance session. We Fuerza Latina and BGLTSA members posed questions to the Senator. also featured art by Haitian artists, and Afterwards, there was a reception with provided authentic Haitian food and Talk with Jarret Barrios Colombian food and Latin American beverages at the event. The Harvard The goal of the talk with state Senator sodas. Foundation was credited for its support Jarret Barrios was to unify two Illiana Quimbaya ʼ05 of our program. We are currently communities that have a significant posting pictures of the program on our overlap but are often found at odds due website: and are attempting to create

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a DVD of the event. as listening to members of the faculty students, faculty and friends than we Because of the great success of discuss the work they were pursuing. anticipated. In fact, the large turnout this event, we intend to pursue a larger Others used the gathering to practice required the purchase of additional food venue next year and expand its scope. their language skills, with students to accommodate all students. Most of Eventually our aim is to make this an and TFs in Prof. Asaniʼs Urdu 101 the money allocated to this event was annual event. class enlightening the event with their spent on food and decorations. Dadu Mercier ʼ05 dialogue. Overall, the well attended The keynote speaker for the event was enjoyed by all, with no food event was Professor Jorge Capetillo from left at the end. UMASS Boston who enlightened the South Asian Association Imran Saleh` ʼ07 South Asian Political Network gathering on the history of Mexico, with (SAPNA) particular attention to the signifi cance of SAPNA, the South Asian Political Harvard Raza the 5th of May. Several Harvard student Network in America, a subgroup of Mexican Easter groups participated, including Mariachi the South Asian Association, has held Harvard Razaʼs Mexican Easter Veritas and Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan. several successful events this semester. Celebration was an event to celebrate In addition, the program featured a These include a co-sponsored (BGLTSA, this universal holiday with traditional performance by La Piñata Kids, a RUS) screening of “Fire” followed by a Mexican elements that remind us of childrenʼs dance troupe from Jamaica discussion with the South Asian BGLT home and to show others how we Plain. They were a big hit with our community of Greater Boston, the celebrate Easter. We substituted eggs attendees. Another group of outstanding inception of the Articles Project - an for pan dulce, and drank horchata (rice- performers was Sin Talento, our own active project designed to publish articles milk drink). We had soda, chips, nacho Raza dance troupe. Our decorations in various South Asian “vernacular” cheese, and salsa in addition to the transformed the Leverett Dining Hall newspapers on human rights and social pan dulce and horchata. We bonded into a festive setting. We decorated the justice issues by Harvard Students. This over these very cultural foods and sang dining hall with paper picado (strips of has broadened our outlook to include traditional songs that are sung throughout tissue paper, strung together), modest activism in addition to awareness. We Semana Santa (Holy Week) and Pascua centerpieces, as well as mini-piñatas, have also held several discussions, (Easter). We also discussed some more streamers, and balloons. Our food was including one on AIDS in South Asia solemn traditions relating to Easter that ordered locally from restaurants that and one on the disaster in Bhopal. are carried on in parts of Mexico, such serve traditional Mexican food. The meal Vijay Yanamadala ʼ07 as burning an effi gy of Judas (and any consisted of rice, beans, chicken, meat, disliked political fi gures while they are tortilla, sour cream, chips, salsa, and at it), the reenactment of the Passion guacamole. For dessert, we had arroz South Asian Association of Christ, visiting seven churches, and con leche. For beverages, we had soda, Faculty Tea Gala the drinking of symbolic tears. Our Jamaica (a juice drink), and horchata The capstone of the semester had to be decorations consisted of paper fl owers, (a rice-milk drink). The attendees the Faculty Tea gala, held on April 20th, as well as streamers. In addition, we had the opportunity to appreciate the which attracted well over 70 students had Mexican candy, a common feature signifi cance of the history, traditional and 15 faculty members to the Thomson in many Mexican celebrations. Many festivities, and culture surrounding the Room of the Barker Center. Among the enjoyed the festivities, which are typical Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo. By cultural delights served were authentic of the rural areas of Mexico, and learned the end of the evening, everyone was masala chai, homemade by Nira Gautam a great deal about traditions throughout laughing and singing along to Mariachi ʻ08, samosas, pakoras, kheer, barfi, Mexico that may be disappearing as a songs. Cinco de Mayo is Razaʼs largest ladhu, and fruit. In attendance were result of recent commercialization in student initiated event each year, and it some members of the faculty, including the country. was a phenomenal success. Dean of the College Benedict Gross, Muriel Payanʼ08 Muriel Payan ʻ08 Professor of the Practice of Indo- Muslim Languages and Culture Ali Asani, and Professor of Comparative Harvard Raza Religion and Indian Studies Diana Cinco de Mayo Celebration Eck, among numerous other faculty Harvard Razaʼs Cinco de Mayo members. Students enjoyed the food Celebration was a tremendous success. and conversation with others as well The event drew a larger turnout of

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Spoken Word Society the Culture Show included acts from Association of Black Harvard HanMaEum, Harvard Taekwondo, Women Re:Verse Harvard Breakers Organization, and The Re:Verse Open Mic was the fi nest was emceed by Korean Association Black History Month spoken word event yet. We honored Co-President Haewan Bae and Political/ The Association of Black Harvard our graduating seniors, six of whom Educational Chair Jisoo Kim. The Show Women held a seris of events in performed during the evening, and also introduced a few new acts such as celebration of Black History Month featured eight other up and coming a musical piece of cello and Jangu (a at the end of February 2005. The undergraduate poets in an epic night of Korean traditional drum), a hip-hop ABHW Action Committe, the political performance that drew a huge audience. musical piece, a hip-hop dance piece, action subset of ABHW, worked to put The featured poet of the night was Niles and a Hanbok fashion show. together a beautiful display portraying Xiʼan Lichtenstein, who performed an This yearʼs show had an amazing the many accomplishments of black amazing set of six pieces. turnout, with almost a full house. The women in politics, the arts, and other We also welcomed back three audience was composed of about 250 arenas. We had the display at 45 Mt. members of the Spoken Word Society Harvard undergraduates, students from Auburn Street for two days and invited Alumni. As always, the crowd was an other colleges, and Korean adoptees the wider Harvard community to come amazing mix of Harvard students, and from the Wide Horizon program and and celebrate Black History Month with also included many friends and family their families. us from a femaleʼs perspective. We had members of the senior performers from We thank you the Harvard Foundation a special “Black Koffee” Black History as far away as Baltimore, MD and very much for all its support and grant Month event in Adams Lower Common Berkeley, CA. Everyone appreciated money, which we used well to have an Room, open to the entire Harvard the chance to refl ect and share in an amazing Culture Show. community. We set up the same displays evening of performances with classmates Tae Ho Cho ʻ07 in the room and had a spoken word night before fi nals began, and the semester where people came and performed their concluded. It was a great way to end an Holimua O Hawaii original pieces about black women. amazing year for Spoken Word Society, Aloha Friday Dinner Because our events spanned three days, which included more open mics, more The Aloha Friday Dinners were held on a number of students and faculty had the workshops, and more outreach to youth the last Friday of every month during the opportunity to attend at least one event. groups. We also presented our very fi rst spring semester. They allowed members We felt that we prompted the greater set of Spoken Word Society sweatshirts, of the Hawaii community at Harvard Harvard community into thinking about with graphics designed by an SWS to come together for a night of cultural Black History Month in a new light. We member and silkscreened by another sharing with attendees from the greater invited the Harvard Crimson and got Harvard student. Harvard community. Club members Crimson coverage as well. Thanks again for the Harvard prepared cultural cuisine for attendees. Ifna Ejebe ʻ07 Foundationʼs support. We wouldnʼt The menu included poke, chili and rice, be anywhere without the Harvard loco mocos, and Korean-style fried Foundation. chicken, amongst other things. Association of Black Harvard Rebecca Chase ʻ07 Corey Johnson ʻ07 Women

Harvard Korean Jamaica Kincaid Book Reading Association Our original idea of the Jamaica Kincaid book reading was slightly changed after we were informed that Ms. Kincaid Korean Culture Show had unfortunately become ill and was On April 8, 2005, the Harvard Korean not able to make it. We had confi rmed Association presented to the Harvard with her before applying for the grant, campus its annual Culture Show. The but her illness was unforseen, and we Korean Association holds this large- could not postpone the event because scale event, not only to bring the Korean it was getting into Reading Period. community together through the eventʼs SScientistcientist DDr.r. LLilyily JJanan iiss wwelcomedelcomed bbyy LL-R:-R: RRyshelleyshelle MMcCadneycCadney ʻ007,7, JJenniferennifer GGreenreen ʻ007,7, We were able to combine the event organization, but also to increase YYuiui HHirohashiirohashi ʻ006,6, aandnd SStephanietephanie PPaizaiz ʻ005.5. in conjuction with the Association of awareness of Korean culture. This year,

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Black Harvard Women End of Year to implementing the strategies and goals member to the Association of Egyptian Dinner. We were fortunate to have identifi ed during the discussion. For Calligraphy. He was the fi rst Chinese Dr. S. Allen Counter, a Harvard faculty example, we discussed the success, Muslim to receive this recognition. member, share some words about the and possible failures of young black The presentation was very well founding of the Association of Black men, who may be in what W.E.B. attended, with Haji Noor Deenʼs keen Harvard Women. He also spoke about DuBois called the “talented tenth” of sense of humor endearing him to the the unveiling of the Eileen Southern the African-American community. audience. After giving a survey of Portrait. The event was catered and This 2-hour program was presented to Chinese calligraphy, Haji Noor showed featured printed programs. The event over 80 members of the Harvard and different styles of Arabic Calligraphy, was open to non-ABHW members as Cambridge communities. The event was taught some of the complicated rules and well and we had a turnout of over 75 catered by the Bombay Club. We would asked brave members of the audience people, mostly women. It ended up like to thank the Harvard Foundation to come up and try their hand at the exceeding our expectations because (whom we also thanked in our event basics. He judged the best “amateur people really enjoyed Dr. Counterʼs program) for all its help in assisting our calligrapher” and gave as a prize a piece speech and we had a great turnout; organization. of calligraphy he made on the spot. which was lovely. Jennifer Ntiri ʻ07 The event was successful by any Ifna Ejeba ʻ07 standards, judging by the smiles on the Harvard Islamic Society faces of the audience. Association of Black Harvard Shaheer Rizvi ʻ08 Women Muslim Chinese Art: A fusion of Diversity & Distinction cultures Tribute to Black Men Panel This event, sponsored by the Harvard Workshop Islamic Society, hosted the eminent Summer 2005 Magazine Issue Each year, ABHW sponsers a project Chinese Muslim calligrapher, Haji Noor Diversity & Distinction, the ten-year old called, The “Strivers in the Community,” Deen Mi Guangjian. Haji Noor Deen is undergraduate publication that focuses an on-campus panel and workshop that well known for his excellent lectures on on social and identity issues, released pays tribute to prominent black male the art of Arabic calligraphy at the Islamic its Summer 2005 issue this May, A community leaders and activists. On College in Zhen Zhou. He was in the U.S. Womanʼs Worth? This issue tackled April 16, 2005, we invited African- as guest of several American institutes pertinent topics relating to women and American activists who have been their role in society. Articles included a particularly influential in political look at the origins of gender relations; spheres to speak on issues that we, as the status of black feminism today; the a womenʼs organization, believe to factors involved in African womenʼs be important for Black communities disproportionate risk of acquiring AIDS; nationwide. Last year our program and, the rise of the causal dating scene, featured politically active men from among other topics. the Boston area. This year, our panel The issue also featured amazing photos and workshop were broadened to and designs to complement the written include speakers from other cities work. In particular, the photo essay “The and states. As part of the workshop, Women of the Middle East” attempted each participant completed a role play to look past the stereotypical view of task regarding some of the statistics on Middle Eastern women as oppressed success and challenges involving young and docile. Moreover, the fi nal page black males. The discussions were in the issue, “Pulse,” a fi nal comment focused on 1) identifying the problems from the designers, asked readers to within our communities and 2) creating question their gender defi nitions. Thus, realistic strategies to address these to display his calligraphy. Haji Noor from cover-to-cover, the issue tackled problems. Following the discussion, Deenʼs expertise in Arabic calligraphy questions of gender and womenʼs place attendees and panelists brainstormed was recognized internationally when he in society. different ways to increase our awareness was awarded the Egyptian Certifi cate of One article in particular, “Balancing and facilitate an immediate commitment Arabic Calligraphy, and admitted as a Work and Family: Changes, Challenges,

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and Choices,” influenced the issue Kuumba Singers of Harvard summer, came to learn about their beyond the covers and became the College summer destination, from its cuisine, inspiration for a release event on May attractions, what to avoid, or even 10th. In conjunction with the Womenʼs what to wear when teaching. The event 35th Reunion Weekend Brunch/ Leadership Network, a forum was held was attended largely by Harvard Polish Speaker Event on making real choices about balancing Society members as well as other ethnic As the fi nal event of Kuumbaʼs 35th work and family. The forum featured groups, such as members of the Hellenic Reunion Weekend, we concluded with fi ve talented and successful women from Society. We attracted some students who a gathering of all reunion participants, business, law, the arts, academia, and are currently taking Polish language (including choir members, alumni, medicine who were either married and classes, or simply students looking to family and friends), in the beautiful had children or not married and childless. discover a new cuisine and culture. dining space of the Cronkhite Graduate The speakers were: Analisa Leanor Piotr Holysz ʻ07 Center. The brunch event was a Balaras (business and unmarried), wonderful opportunity to reconnect Jeanne Charn (law and married), Diana with alumni one last time. There was Harvard Radcliffe Asian Hinds Evans (academia and married), a presentation of a video made for the American Association Dr. Joan Goldberg (medicine and 35th reunion with clips from Kuumba Asian American Coffeehouse married), and Robin Masi (the arts and over the past three and a half decades, has a child).The event was well-attended followed by a presentation from Melanie by both women and men, about 40-60 Napier and Mariam Eskander to honor people total, in Ticknor Lounge. the women of Kuumba who have Jessica Harmon ʻ07 contributed so much over the years. An alumna and “Kuumbabe” mother, Paula Kuumba Singers of Harvard Dobbs-Wiggins, spoke about Kuumbaʼs College fi nancial initiatives. Dr. Walter Leonard United Voices (interactive info spoke about what Kuumba has meant session/sing-a-long) to him, and several other alumni spoke Kuumbaʼs spring information session as well. The event concluded with a this year was a big success. It was a joint group picture of everyone out in the event with other black groups on campus courtyard. including the BSA, BMF and ABHW, Maria Nardell ʻ06 and the schedule of the evening included On April 23, 2005, the Harvard-Radcliffe an introduction by members of the Harvard Polish Society Asian American Association (AAA) board of Kuumba, a brief presentation hosted “Asian American Coffeehouse”- of Kuumbaʼs history, and time for those Polish Cuisine Night -Harvardʼs only event featuring student interested in joining the choir to talk to This annual event was designed to bands and performances by Asian those who are already members and to introduce students to Polish cuisine as American undergraduates--in Ticknor explore the “Kuumba-land” exhibit of well as inform them about Polish culture, Lounge. As one of AAAʼs signature photos. The highlight of the evening customs, and give some perspective events, Coffeehouse was designed to was a sing-a-long in which the members on the beautiful country of Poland, showcase the many different talents and of Kuumba taught everyone at the event and its people, as well as Central and abilities of Asian American students on a couple of our songs. Great food--such Eastern Europe in general. Every year campus. as chicken wings, cookies, brownies, a number of students show up looking The Coffeehouse was an amazing fruit--and drinks, was served. This for good food, fun, and to increase success this year. The organization added to the attraction of the event. We their knowledge of Polish culture and reached out to the Harvard Community were happy that many new people came language. Some are Polish-Americans, and attracted a large and diverse to Kuumba in the spring semester as a many of whom seek information, audience. The line into Ticknor Lounge result of this info session. as they will visit Poland during the led outside of Boylston Hall and wound Maria Nardell ʻ06 summer. Also, students participating around Weld Hall for a substantial part in WorldTeach program, which sends of the event. Attendees crowded into Harvard students of all backgrounds the lounge to partake of the food, which to teach English in Poland during the was carefully portioned out by appointed

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servers so that everyone could have a on campus, as well as others who are Speakers included Tobias bite to eat while sharing in the wonderful interested in this topic. The Harvard Vanderhoop (Wampanoag), Tribal entertainment by student bands and Islamic Society hosted Adisa Banjoko, Councilor for the Aquinnah Wampanoag performers. This year AAA invited a Muslim observer of Hip-Hop culture Tribe at Gay Head, who represented various groups, including Tommy and and author of Book on Islam. The other the Wampanoags—who were among the Tigers, the Maya Band, and the speaker, Mr. Taha Abdulbasser, was a the first Native students to attend Audience of One. Individual students graduate student from Harvard who is Harvard. Gracie Tyon-Foote (Oglala also played instruments and sang. The writing his thesis on Islam and Muslim Lakota), teacher of Lakota language, lounge was fi lled with people for over cultures. This lecture-based event was history and culture in the Denver Public two hours. a collaboration between religious and Schools, and Gary Lussier, Sr. (Red Lake Overall, the event was an cultural groups who may infrequently Chippewa), American Indian Movement overwhelming success. We were able come together, but share many values, activist and Native secondary school to count the number of attendees based and have much to learn from each adminstrator, also fl ew to Cambridge on the raffl e tickets we handed out. We other. to participate. NAHC was happy that counted a whopping number of 410 We had an excellent event, in which over Ms. Tyon-Foote and Mr. Lussier were attendees at our event, from all different 50 participants from varied backgrounds able to join us, as they are members of ethnicities. attended. This event really served to the same communities as the members The Asian American Coffeehouse build a bridge and relationship between of NAHC. presented an opportunity for the Harvard the African American and Muslim Kyle E. Scherer ʼ05 (Lenape) community, and others, to realize students on campus, and really helped was also a panelist. Scherer, who and enjoy the multi-faced nature of further the Harvard Foundationʼs goal added a unique perspective to the panel, Asian American artistic expression. of promoting cultural and international is pursuing a Special Concentration Through creative events such as this, awareness on campus. in American Public Policy and the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Hasan Siddiqi ʻ07 American Indian Politics. About 50 Association is committed to spreading people attended our panel, including and strengthening awareness and Native Americans at Harvard the respected novelist Susan Power understanding of various ethnic cultures, (Standing Rock Lakota), who is an as well as all aspects of Asian American College (NAHC) alumna of both Harvard College and culture, both within and beyond the Harvard Law School. The NAHC Board Harvard undergraduate community. The Indian College Redefi ned: Issues and the panelists all enjoyed a catered All of the funding for the Asian of Native American Educational and dinner after the panel, providing further American Coffeehouse was provided Political Activism opportunity to discuss issues pertinent to by the Harvard Foundation for 2005 marks the 350th anniversary of the the Native community at Harvard. Intercultural and Race Relations and Indian College that once stood in the Yard the Undergraduate Council. where Matthews Hall currently stands. Mei Yi Pen ʻ07 This April, the Committee on Ethnic Harvard Vietnamese Studies and the Harvard University Association, Thai Society, Native American Program hosted a conference about the Indian College. Harvard Philippine Forum, Native Americans at Harvard College Singapore and Malaysia Harvard Islamic Society & (NAHC), a recognized undergraduate Society Black Studentsʼ Association student organization, was involved in organizing the celebration of the history Southeast Asian (SEA) Night and contributions of Native Americans Southeast Asian (SEA) Night was held Islam and Hip Hop at Harvard. Because the subject of on Friday, April 8th, 2005 in Lowell The Harvard Islamic Society arranged academic challenges in Indian Country Dining Hall. It is an annual tradition for a lecture/seminar (cosponsored by the were being addressed at the Indian representatives from all the Southeast Black Studentsʼ Association) called College Conference, we focused on the Asian groups—Harvard Philippine Islam and Hip-Hop. The event took political and educational activism side of Forum, Thai Society, Indonesian place at Yenching Auditorium. This Native American issues. On Thursday, Students Association, Singaporean and event was an effort to bring together April 7, NAHC hosted a panel discussion Malaysian Students Association, for Muslim and African American students about Native American political matters.

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showcasing the food, traditions, and entitled, “Oh Her? Sheʼs So (Fill in the of the Ford Foundation, discussed the performances from Southeast Asia. Blank),” about cultural ignorance and importance of grassroots leadership This year we sold about 115 tickets, people judging others when they donʼt in development. In another panel, and our audience included students and know them at all. We ended the show “Top-down and Bottom Up,” Gowher faculty from the Harvard Community, with a Vietnamese Fan Dance, a graceful Rizvi, Director of the Ash Institute, Vietnamese international students from and seductive piece with traditional and Peter Claesson from UNDP Honduras, throughout Boston, and members of modern elements. Adil Khan, Chief Socio-Economic the Cambridge/Boston community. We SEA Night turned out to be a very high Governance and Management Branch of had about 40 performers/volunteers, quality show, with diverse, original, and the United Nations, Casimira Rodriguez, and so our entire list of attendees came polished performances, and tasty dishes. grassroots activist from Bolivia, and to a total of about 150 people. We Although we did not have a lot of time to Anna Opanasyuk, grassroots leader showcased food from 6 Southeast Asian publicize the event, due to Spring Break, from Ukraine, covered the different countries, and our dishes included pad we hope we reached as many people as approaches to development issues. thai, chicken adobo, eggrolls, fried rice, possible. These are just an example of the sort char kuay teow, thai ice tea, corn-based of discussions that went on throughout pudding, and more. Bridge Builders the week. Whether the topic was Our MCs this year were Susan Lieu, 2005 International Bridge Builders AIDS, education, or the legal and ʼ07, and Michael Nguyen, ʼ08, who Conference economic struggles of human rights, made the show extra dynamic with The 2005 International Bridge Builders students were exposed to the broad range their energy and wacky humor. We Conference was a success. The grant of perspectives from policy makers, had a diverse number of performances awarded from The Harvard Foundation grassroots activists, and academics from this year. We started off the show for Intercultural and Race Relations all over the world. with a traditional Vietnamese Lion went towards the travel expenses of Davina Pike ʻ06 Dance—this dance usually starts off 6 grassroots activists from Ukraine, traditional celebrations in Vietnam. Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Canada, Harvard Society of Black The lion dancers weaved throughout and Uganda. These advocates spent Scientists and Engineers Lowell Dining hall and performed stunts a week at Harvard sharing their as the audience laughed at their antics. Celebration of Excellence experiences leading local community The Harvard Society of Black Scientists The Harvard Philippine Forum dancers efforts with approximately 500 students pumped energy into the audience by and Engineers (HSBSE) hosted the 2nd and with representatives from the World Annual Celebration of Excellence on Tinikling to the Black-Eyed Peas “Letʼs Bank, UNDP, Oxfam, and Human Get It Started.” Then the Thai Society Friday Febuary 18, 2005 in Leverett Rights Watch. The numerous events house. As our name suggests, HSBSE performed a very graceful traditional which included meals, panels, forums, Ramwong dance in traditional Thai seeks to enhance the number of minority and a film screening, took place in students within the sciences and provide dresses. The tempo of the show slowed various rooms in the Kennedy School down a bit, as Michael Nguyen, ʼ08, a sense of community along with various of Government, Harvard Graduate resources for those already committed to and his crew performed a moving skit School of Education, and in the Malkin to raise awareness about orphans in a career in the sciences. The Celebration Penthouse. Of the 500 students that of Excellence event is an evening Vietnam. A Southeast Asian Fashion attended the events during the week, show followed Mikeʼs skit. This program that fosters togetherness approximately 100 were members of and unity among minority scientists. year, we were fortunate to have Dian Harvard College and the remainder Lefkowitz, ʼ06, coordinate the fashion Considering the theme for this yearʼs were mostly students of the Kennedy Black History month, “Black History show. Costumes from 5 Southeast School of Government, the Harvard Asian countries were modeled. Nhi Ha is Your History,” HSBSE invited the Graduate School of Education, and entire Harvard Community to join our Truong, ʼ07, a student from Wesleyan the Fletcher School. In the forum, University came to showcase a fashion organization for a wonderful evening of “From the Grassroots to the Global celebrating the continuous achievements ensemble that she had created for a Arena,” Michael Woolcock, Senior similar show at Wesleyan, inspired of minorities in the sciences. Every year Social Scientist at the World Bank, in order to celebrate these acheivements by fashions in Asian countries. This Mirian Masaquiza Jerez, Secretariat ensemble added a modern, risqué HSBSE invites an influential person UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous of minority background who has element to SEA Night. Susan Lieu, ʼ07, Issues, and Natalia Kanem, Director then performed a spoken word piece made contributions to the scientific

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community, as well as to the larger together with a duet, Senovio Shish ʼ05 ((HomenajeHomenaje LLatino,atino, ccontinuedontinued ffromrom minority community. Last year, HSBSE paid tribute to Mexico with a classic ppageage 221)1) honored Mr. Guy Vickers, who worked ranchera, Beatrice Viramontes ʼ08 and Yo Creo en Venezuela persistently with the Southeastern Consortium for delighted the audience with her beautiful worked together to secure corporate Minorities in Engineering (SECME) rendition of “La Cigarra,” Sócrates Cruz sponsorship, meet publication deadlines at Georgia Tech for a number of years. ʼ06 blew the audience away with Los and overcome every unforeseen obstacle Danielle Andrews-Lovell ʻ06 Lobosʼ “La Pistola Y El Corazón,” and in the planning of this worthy event. Claudia García closed the concert with The efforts of these organizations, Mariachi Veritas de a rendition of the classic “Por Un Amor” in conjunction with the generous and an encore presentation of “Cuando contributions of Morgan Stanley, Kahn Harvard Sale La Luna.” Brothers Inc., Kreindler & Kreindler, Spring Serenade It was indeed a night of passion and Latina Magazine, Annheiser Busch On April 23, 2005, Mariachi Veritas emotion, as the founding members and the Harvard Deanʼs Offi ce, made de Harvard celebrated its continued of Mariachi Veritas were recognized this night memorable for more than just for their efforts. But with only three the fi ne dining and dancing. Homenaje seniors graduating, there are at least 10 Latino marked a new era in cultural members of Mariachi Veritas carrying relations and the recognition of Latinos on this lovely tradition for many years at Harvard and beyond. to come. Shirley Cardona ʻ06 Diana Montoya-Fontalvo ʻ07

growth and success with its third full HHomenajeomenaje LLatinoatino GGalaala concert featuring guest singers. The concert location was offi cially moved to the Fong Auditorium in Boylston Hall in order to accommodate a bigger audience, and it sold out! More than 150 people shared in this night of musical and cultural exchange with students of diverse musical and ethnic backgrounds singing songs from the Mariachi genre. The guest singers in our Spring Serenade were particularly amazing. Laura Arandes ʼ05, Luz Gonzalez ʼ05, Julie Ann Crommet ʼ08, JC Cassis ʼ06, Ariel Huerta ʼ08, Angela Lou ʼ08, Osiel Gonzalez ʼ07, Shirley Cardona ʼ06, Arturo Franco, KSG ʼ05, Laura Bauzá ʼ06, Chiazotam Ekekezie ʼ08, Kavita Shah ʼ07, all had the audience cheering and clapping after their wonderful performances. Mariachi Veritas closed the concert From Left to Right: Shirley Cardona, Diana Montoya-Fontalvo, and Priscilla with performances by some of our Orta. ensemble members. Julie Hunter ʼ07 and Sonali Palchaudhuri ʼ07 debuted

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17th century, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck. Health, spoke of the 350th anniversary He died of tuberculosis at age 20. The of the Indian College as an occasion for lives of several other Indian students reinterpreting the commitment to Indian ended tragically early as well. Not until education, as “an opportunity to revisit well into the 20th century did Harvard what this means.” produce its next Native American In 1654, he recounted, the colonists graduate. In 1970, the American Indian of New Sweden, which was eventually Program was established on campus to incorporated into New Jersey, train Native American leaders. The 11 Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, Indian students enrolled in the masterʼs signed a mutual assistance pact with the degree program of the Graduate School Lenni Lenape tribe. The Swedes soon of Education at that time represented the lost out to the Dutch, and eventually greatest number of Indians on campus withdrew from the New World. But just since the middle of the 17th century. last year, the Swedish ambassador, Jan In the intervening years, more than 800 Eliasson, visited the tribe to reaffi rm the Indians have earned Harvard degrees, friendship and seek ways to continue a (350th Anniversary of the Native and today there are more than 120 relationship. American at Harvard, continued from Indians on campus. At the April 8 That relationship may be a model, page 23) conference opening, four of them spoke Johansson suggested, for addressing language well enough to negotiate with on their experiences as Harvard the complicated mixed legacy of the the newcomers, whose arrival, Brooks undergraduates: April Youpee ʻ08, Leah relationship between American Indians noted, the Indians referred to as “the Lussier ʻ07, Erica Scott ʻ06, and Kyle and Harvard. time the world turned upside down.” Scherer ʻ05. Courtesy of the Harvard Gazette Although the college attracted students Patrik Johansson, a Cherokee on the By Ruth Walker of promise, only one graduated in the faculty of the Harvard School of Public Harvard News Offi ce

(Science Conference “Blending Dina Maxwell ʼ06 and Kathleen McKee Biology and Physics: A Science ʼ06. With the help of ten student Smoothie, continued from page 15) volunteers and other Foundation interns, Following the faculty portion of the the 2005 Partners in Science Program program, the public school students were was a wonderful success. divided into groups based on grade level. Dina Maxwell ʼ06 Each group, led by Harvard College Co-Chair, Science Conference 2005 volunteers, conducted several hands- on experiments. The experiments, which included titles such as Secret Message Above (L-R): Francis Kim ʻ06, and Paper Chromatography, allowed Harvard Foundation interns Yui the students to further explore themes Hirohashi and Dina Maxwell ʻ06 that were discussed in the lectures in demonstrate a science experiment. an informal atmosphere with Harvard students.. After the experiments were concluded, L: Dr. S. Allen Counter lectures on the students and volunteers were treated lead poisoning in children. to lunch where they continued further discussion of the dayʼs topics. After a group picture was taken, the students returned to their bus, many of them Lower L: Public school student taking the time to express how much fun participants in the Harvard they had during the program. Foundationʼs Partners in Science The Science Conference was co- program observe a biological chaired by Harvard Foundation Interns specimen.

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Faculty Advisory Committee Members 2005-2006

Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Dr. Donald H. Pfi ster, Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany (Chairman) Dr. Gary Alpert, Environmental Biologist, Harvard Biology Department Dr. Ali Asani, Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Cultures Dr. Leo H. Buchanan, Audiologist, Harvard University Health Services Dr. John E. Dowling, Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Natural Sciences Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation, Professor of Neurology Dr. Mark D. W. Edington, Epps Fellow and Chaplain in Harvard College Dr. Scott Edwards, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Dr. Göran Ekström, Professor of Geology Mr. David L. Evans, Senior Harvard College Admissions Offi cer Dr. William Gelbart, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Ms. Robin Gottlieb, Senior Preceptor in Mathematics Dr. Benedict Gross, Dean of Harvard College and Leverett Professor of Mathematics Dr. David Haig, Associate Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Dr. J. Woodland Hastings, Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of Natural Sciences SSon,on, PPhilhil MMorimoto,orimoto, aandnd ggrandson,randson, Mr. Marvin Hightower, Senior Writer and Archivist, Harvard News Offi ce JJustin,ustin, aadmiredmire pportraitortrait ooff tthehe llateate KKiyoiyo Ms. Carmen Denise Lopez, Executive Director of the Harvard University Native MMorimoto,orimoto, fformerormer headhead ooff HHarvardarvardʼs American Program BBureauureau ooff SStudytudy CCounsel.ounsel. Dr. Robert Lue, Senior Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular Biology Dean of Harvard Summer School (FAS); Executive Director of Undergraduate TThehe HHarvardarvard FoundationFoundation wwouldould llikeike Studies ttoo tthankhank DDr.r. LLeoeo HH.. BBuchananuchanan fforor hhisis Ms. Nancy Maull, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences ccontributionontribution ttoo tthehe pproofreadingroofreading ooff tthishis Professor Michael McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, nnewsletter.ewsletter. Associate of Quincy House Professor David Mitten, James Loeb Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology; Associate of Lowell House The Harvard Foundation Dr. Sandra Naddaff, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Master of Mather Portraiture Committee House Dr. Michael Shinagel, Dean for Continuing Education and University Extension Reverend, Professor Peter J. Gomes, Dr. Robert Woollacott, Professor of Biology Chairman Dr. S. Allen Counter, Coordinator Ms. Sandra Grindlay, Curator of the IInn AppreciationAppreciation Harvard Portrait Collection Dr. Sandra Naddaff, Master of Mather TThehe sstudentstudents aandnd ffacultyaculty ooff tthehe House, Senior Lecturer on Literature, HHarvardarvard FoundationFoundation wwishish ttoo Director of Freshman Seminar eexpressxpress oourur heartfeltheartfelt ggratituderatitude Program aandnd aappreciationppreciation ttoo MMs.s. SSandraandra Dr. Ali Asani, Professor of the Practice GGrindlay,rindlay, CCuratorurator ofof tthehe HHarvardarvard of Indo-Muslim Languages and PPortraitortrait CCollection,ollection, fforor hherer ssigniignifi - Culture ccantant ccontributionsontributions ttoo tthehe HHarvardarvard Mr. Marvin Hightower, FFoundationoundation PPortraitureortraiture PProject.roject. Senior Writer and Archivist, Harvard News Offi ce Dr. Naomi Pierce, Professor of Biology Stephanie Paiz ʻ05 Brian Clair ʻ05

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Harvard Foundation Staff & Student Advisory Committee (SAC) Ann Waymire, Administrative Coordinator

Martha Casillas ʻ05, Intern Jeremy Chang ʻ06, Intern Brian Clair ʻ05, Intern Ranim Elborai ʻ06, Intern SAC Co-Chair

Claudia Garcia ʻ05, Intern Erin Garner ʻ07, Intern Rocio Garza ʻ05, Intern Jennifer Green, ʻ07, Intern Jia Han ʻ05, Intern

Yui Hirohashi ʻ06, Intern SAC Secretary Elijah Hutchinson ʻ06, Intern Saritha Komatireddy ʻ05, Intern Dina Maxwell ʻ06, Intern Ryshelle McCadney ʻ07, Intern

Kathleen McKee ʻ06, Intern Stephanie Paiz ʻ05, Intern Yannis Paulus ʻ05, Intern SAC Co-Chair Owais Siddiqui ʻ07, Intern Teddy Styles, ʻ07, Intern

Xi Wang ʻ06, Intern Ellen Yiadom ʻ06, Intern

Christina Dias contributed to the production of the Spring 2005 Newsletter

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