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Diversifying US-Asia Relations

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Why I Joined NABEA – Brandy Darling

Why I Joined NABEA – Brandy Darling

The Black girl that speaks Chinese. That was the way people identified me in my small, predominantly-white college in Connecticut. At first, it really bothered me because what did race have to do with my intellectual ability? Nothing. Little did

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Why I Joined NABEA – Payge Jennings

Why I Joined NABEA – Payge Jennings

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

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Why I Joined NABEA – Shahn Savino

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

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Why I Joined NABEA – Branden Turnbough

Why I Joined NABEA – Branden Turnbough

To understand why I joined the National Association for Black Engagement with Asia, I will start with what sparked my interest in Asia in general.  I grew up in Houston Texas in a southwestern part of town, called Bellaire. Houston

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Why I Joined NABEA – Leslie Nguyen-Okwu

Why I Joined NABEA – Leslie Nguyen-Okwu

Sirens pierce the air. Cars screech to a halt. Phones buzz with mass Red Alerts — seek shelter, immediately. This ballistic missile drill is a sobering reminder that the threat of conflict is never far from people’s minds. As a

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The National Association for Black Engagement with Asia

NABEA connects Black Asia specialists in both the public and private sectors and seeks to increase the representation of Black Americans engaging with Asia. Through our programming, we work towards building a mutually beneficial economic, political, social and cultural relationship between Black America and the Indo-Pacific.

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