Being Black and studying in Asia never seemed weird to me until other people told me it was. Growing up in Maryland, I had a lot of classmates who were of Asian descent. More specifically, I had a lot of
Why I Joined NABEA – Payge Jennings
Why I Joined NABEA – Obio Ntia
All views expressed are Obio’s and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of State. My introduction to formal Mandarin language learning was during my first days as a college freshman in 2000. My Chinese professor founded the
Why I Joined NABEA – Shahn Savino
I never wanted to learn Mandarin. It was my school’s first year offering the language and I had no interest in it. As a proud Haitian-American, I wanted to learn French. It would help me with Creole and I could
Why I Joined NABEA – Jordan Brunner
I’m what you might call an analyst. Actually you would be more likely to call me by the title on my law license. But I like to think of myself as an analyst because my entire job—and indeed, the job
Why I Joined NABEA – Leland Lazarus
I was at my desk at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing when a small entourage whizzed by. I had to do a double take to confirm who I just saw. “Was that Jackie Chan!?” A half hour later, after sitting