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• 1 2018-03-06T06:34:37-05:00 Story of Me 3 Anant Pai: Student & Intern image_header 2019-09-17T12:31:13-04:00 Hello! My name is Anant Pai and I'm a junior at Harvard studying Applied Math with a focus in Sociology. Writing this introduction has been hard-- how do you say enough but not too much? I'll save you the excruciating details of my happy childhood and my family's immigrating to the States from India. Let's just get to it.
  
  It all began one SoCal-sunny weekend afternoon. Let me be clear, California is an exceptionally diverse and generally welcoming place. Walking down the streets of Redlands, you’ll often stumble upon the syllables of a foreign language, whether Spanish or Tagalog or one that you’ve never heard before. But in my suburban utopia, when there’s racism, it’s not so overt. California breeds a subtler, quieter racism, one that’s hard to acknowledge and even harder to call out. That is, it’s quiet until it’s not anymore.
   
  Brown people have been swept up in a wave of Islamophobia since the twin towers; as a light-skinned English-speaking person, this is not something that I’d had to experience, at least not in a jarring way. It all changed that afternoon, when I was walking down the street with a turban-wearing friend. Someone in a car passing by rolled down the window and shouted, “Go to hell, terrorists!” I was shocked. How could the community that had taught me the meaning of diversity and acceptance be so cruel to one of its own? I was angry. How was it fair that my friend had heard this so many times that he was used to it? He claimed he’d heard way worse. I was sad. Why did he have to endure this for the single reason of the God he chose?
   
  This incident didn’t fit neatly into my stupid, dumb, and happy understanding of Redlands, but once I’d found this piece in the puzzle, the rest fell neatly into place. I became attuned to the way that race plays into our daily lives, how in math class students made jokes about the Asian girl obviously getting the highest score; numbers ran in her blood. I became frustrated with the racially charged history lectures when the teacher would seat the black kids in the back of the classroom just to prove a point. I became aware of the segregated friend cliques that so easily defined Redlands High School.
   
  It was years before I decided to actually do something about it; well, I guess two years to be precise. I started a club on campus called Cultures for Youth to give students a space to talk about race, share their culture, and correct misunderstandings. It was exhausting and often thankless, but working to fix something I felt so strongly about left me exhilaratingly alive. Cultures for Youth expanded, to the point that we had an ABC7 news piece written about us.
   
  Fast-forward four years, to today. Cultures for Youth is still thriving at Redlands High School, and through the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations I remain as engaged in this work as I’ve ever been before.
   
  In the last four years, a lot has changed with the world and with me. Race relations work has taught me about the effect that one voice and one person can have. It’s taught me about how to have difficult conversations. It’s taught me that oftentimes, the things worth fighting for are the hardest to accomplish.
   
  This is my story. There are times when it’s been hard and when I’ve made mistakes, but ultimately, it’s one that I’m proud of.
   
   
  
   
• 1 2018-02-01T13:07:53-05:00 Sample Ethnography Project 1 plain 2018-02-02T00:16:23-05:00

  Introduction

  This is where you put the intro to your project...

  Catherine

  Catherine L. Zhang ’19 and Nicholas D. Boucher ’19 will lead the Undergraduate Council next year after receiving 55 percent of the first-choice votes, according to UC Election Chair Matthew C. Estes ’18.

  "I don't really have anything to say except thank you guys, love you guys, we should be the ones kneeling to you guys,” Zhang, a Cabot House representative said after learning she and Boucher had won the election Thursday evening. “This really means a lot, and we're really excited.”
  Zhang is a Cabot House representative, and Boucher is the UC Treasurer and Mather House representative.

   

  Louis

  Hi everyone! My name is Louis and I’m a Nigerian-American rising junior from Queens, New York, studying History and Science with a secondary in global health and health policy! I currently live in Pforzheimer House, where you can find me working out in the gym, eating in the dining hall, or chilling with my blockmates at 1 AM. During my time as an undergraduate, I have been most involved with the Black Men’s Forum and Harvard Black Community and Student Theater, two spaces that have truly helped me in defining my experience in this special place. When applying to Harvard, I was afraid that it would not have the diversity that I was used to back home. The moment I stepped onto campus, all of my preconceived notions were washed away. I am truly happy that I made the choice to attend here (and that Harvard’s financial aid program really helped my family pay for the education of my dreams)! While working with HFAIthis summer, I am really looking forward to speaking with you about any questions, concerns, or cool things that interest you. Feel free to get in touch!

  Nina

  Hi, my name is Nina, and I’m a senior in Mather! I'm originally from Spartanburg, SC, and I study Social Studies with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy. I grew up in a tight-knit family and a small, supportive community where trust and understanding were the bedrocks of our interactions. I joined the Honor Council to help make Harvard feel more like a home, both for myself and for other students. With this goal in mind, I also serve as a PAF and have been a member of various committees on topics ranging from student life to advising, academic resources, and social groups. In my spare time, I can be found FaceTiming my family (I have two younger brothers), playing bassoon in the Harvard Pops Orchestra, writing for the Harvard Book Review, or participating in the cultural organization, Dharma! Since my freshman year, I have served on the Honor Council in various capacities, and I cannot think of a more engaged, thorough, and caring group of students, faculty, and administrators to support students through this process and to promote a culture of integrity on our campus.
  
  You can find my honor council profile here.

  Andrew

  First-generation students are navigating uncharted territory. As the first in their immediate families to pursue education at a four-year college or university, they have to surmount all the usual challenges of Harvard. But they face an additional hurdle: their parents can’t give them advice on surviving college.

  Here is the link to my article, Half the Battle.

  Ben

  
  Ben Sorkin is a sophomore living in Leverett House, studying sociology with a focus in education. Outside of being an Office Intern at the FDO, he enjoys teaching civics to Boston elementary school students through the Institute of Politics and staying involved in house life in Leverett.

  Anant

  *Insert Map of the location of the Harvard Foundation*
  
  Anant is a native of Southern California. After experiencing racial hate in what he thought was a diverse and welcoming community, he became more aware of the role that race plays in our daily lives. At Harvard, he is particularly passionate about the intersection of mental health and diversity. Through the Foundation, he hopes to work toward creating dialogue between different communities by bridging gaps in understanding. 

  Rena

  Last Friday, the Harvard cross country teams traveled to the University of Buffalo to compete against 39 women’s teams and 38 men’s teams at the 2017 NCAA Northeast Regional Championships.

  Continuing his record-setting breakout season, freshman Hugo Milner placed 10th, the second-best finish by a Harvard freshman since Timothy Galebach in 2003. With temperatures dipping well below freezing, the team battled both the frigid cold and many of the nation’s top runners.

  Check out other articles that I have written here.

  Gemma 

  Gemma was a participant on the Sutton Trust US Programme in 2013. In 2014 Gemma gained a place at Harvard University with a full scholarship. Gemma reflects on her experience.
  
   

  Kay

  A study published by researchers from the School of Public Health and Cambridge Health Alliance found that police officers face a higher risk of sudden cardiac death during high-stress activities than when they are conducting routine duties.

  The paper follows a previous study on the risk of sudden cardiac death members of the fire service face in stressful versus non-emergency situations.

  “We had done previous studies in the fire service where we demonstrated that the risk of an acute cardiovascular death is greatly increased during strenuous duties like putting out a fire or responding to an alarm, conducting some sort of emergency rescue compared to routine duties,” said the study's senior author Stefanos N. Kales, an associate professor at the Medical School and the School of Public Health.
  
  *Add a carousel of all of Kay's articles*

  Melisa

  The Harvard Catholic Center is delighted to continue this longtime partnership with EVkids in the Catholic social justice tradition. Today, EVkids is a unique one-on-one tutoring/mentoring program that recruits, guides, and matches volunteer college students - i.e. Harvard, BC, Tufts, and Boston University (BU) - with Boston's opportunity youth. The tutors help students, in grades 4-12, to gain the skills, tools tools, and confidence that they need to navigate their academic careers, and life beyond.
  

  Jessica

  The First-Year Urban Program is a week-long orientation to communities and community service in Cambridge and Boston for incoming first-year undergraduates (FUPpies). FUP supports and challenges FUPpies to look beyond the walls of Harvard and to see the issues that affect the urban community in which they will be spending their next four years. FUPpies, accompanied by experienced upper-classman leaders and mentors, work with Cambridge and Boston area community members, the leaders of neighborhood service and activist organizations, and the leaders of the College’s public service communities. 
  
  

  Margot

  Donning denim shirts and jeans, dozens of students flooded the Science Center Tuesday in a demonstration against sexual assault.

  The Consent Advocates and Relationship Educators and the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response organized #HarvardWearsDenim, which was a part of Peace Over Violence’s International Denim Day. The event came at the tail end of sexual assault awareness month, a month-long series of events that also included a launch party for Sexual Literacy, an online sex, relationship, and consent advice column.

  “Survivors deserve dignity, respect, and justice, and we’re going to work together to do better,” CARE member Julia B. Wiener ’19 said.
  
  

  Tatiana

  Nuestra Comunidad Article

  Each Saturday look for a feature story from our media partners at Mundo Hispanico that highlights an aspect of the Hispanic community. For a closer look at its content, go to www.mundohispanico.com or contact editors and reporters directly at 404-881-0441.

  Tatiana Patiño, a student at Peachtree Ridge High School, has something in common with first daughter Malia Obama: both young women have been accepted to attend Harvard University.

  In Patiño’s case, the accomplishment is especially significant, since, despite her exceptional GPA and community service efforts, her undocumented status had closed the doors to most of Georgia’s state institutions.

  Milton

  Milton grew up in New York. He joined DAPA as a freshman and is excited to work in the PR committee to continue to bring awareness of DAPA around campus. Outside of DAPA, Milton enjoys working on new business projects and hanging out with friends. 
  

  Cindy 

  The familiar AAU statistics indicating the prevalence of sexual assault at Harvard triggered the initial push to penalize membership in all-male final clubs. But the administration decided to expand these sanctions to all unrecognized single-gender social organizations due to the alleged harms of all gender-based membership policies. Dean Khurana and President Faust have invoked gender inequity and exclusivity to argue for sanctions, contending that these organizations thus go against the mission of the college. However, Khurana and Faust have not fully articulated how these groups actually perpetuate such harmful cultural norms. 
  

  Ronni

  Assisted elementary school students in various activities including swimming, learning computer programs, reading, and playing sports. Age of the children ranged from 4-12. • Summer 2012
  

  Juliana

  Dear Class of 2020,

  We’ve been tinkering away for months. We’ve ordered the t-shirts, painted the signs, crafted the Housing Day Videos, and now all that remains is meeting you! House life continues and builds on what already makes Harvard great: the caring, committed mentors who will surround you, the strangers you would have never guessed would become your closest friends, and the odd traditions, old and new, that will make you laugh and question why past generations ever thought of them in the first place.

  We imagine your time at Harvard has already shown you that things here never quite unfold as you expect. Many of us remember feeling the jitters you feel this week and soaking up every rumor about which house we should hope for. It turns out, though, that no matter which house comes knocking on Thursday, there are unexpected treasures awaiting you
  *Insert Timeline of events for her freshmen*

  Samyra

  Founded in 1999, we are an award-winning, contemporary co-ed a cappella group from Harvard College. We perform sold-out shows twice a year in Harvard’s historic Sanders Theatre, embark on world tours, and sing upon request at venues in and outside Greater Boston. Our members hail from all around the globe and from diverse academic backgrounds, but we are united by our dedication to the group and our love for a cappella.
  

  Abigail

  Alone on a dock in the middle of the night, an old man said to his young grandson, “Listen.” The boy turned his ears towards a smiling face which didn’t often smile. The old man held his body up with strain in every muscle. Sitting with legs dangling over the edge of the wooden dock reminded him of youth when he might skip stones out across the water to pass the time. He’d watch the rings unfold, expand, combine and vanish into ripples. The boy drew stones from his pocket and began to skip them.  

  Amy

  Hey there! I’m Amy Tan, and I’m a sophomore at Harvard hailing from the wonderful city of Chicago. I come from a diverse public high school and have found a diverse student body here, as well. At Harvard, you can find me running along the Charles River, sitting in the Yard contemplating life, and laughing over meals with friends. I also love solving logic puzzles, watching Suits, and drinking aromatic tea. On campus, I am involved in the Asian American Dance Troupe, the Crimson, and Women in Business, so if you have any questions about any of that, please reach out to me! I hope to offer you some helpful insight into my own college decision-making process and to share with you what I know about Harvard!

  Rachel

  
  

  PBHA’s HARTZ program sends volunteers to visit nursing home patients as a group and entertain the residents by playing bingo, leading art classes, coordinating outings to Boston landmarks, and planning holiday-themed parties.

  The Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 10-15 minute walk from Harvard Square. HARTZ volunteers serve from approximately 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturdays.