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International Field Program 2007 Kunming, Yunnan Province China

International Field Program 2007 Kunming, Yunnan Province China. Introduction. Hosted by School of International Relations Yunnan University (SIRYU) at Yunnan University Thematic areas: Minority Issues or the environment Core components: Academic, Language and Culture, Individual project

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International Field Program 2007 Kunming, Yunnan Province China

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  1. International Field Program2007Kunming, Yunnan Province China

  2. Introduction • Hosted by School of International Relations Yunnan University (SIRYU) at Yunnan University • Thematic areas: Minority Issues or the environment • Core components: Academic, Language and Culture, Individual project • Two months • 7 New School participants ‘07 Andy, Jeroen, Jes, Larisa,Sam, Shaun, Tashi Culture Street, Kunming, China

  3. PART 1 • Language class • Seminars • Cultural outings

  4. Governance, democracy in villages • Rural economic development • Local environmental issues • Geopolitical perceptions • Local health issues • Microfinance • Tea trade Internships & Independent Research Improving Access to Quality Reproductive Health Services for Migrants in Urban areas of Yunnan Dissemination Workshop

  5. STRENGTHS • Yunnan (border province, ethnic diversity environmental hot spot, weather) • SIRYU support: Prof Zhao, resources, lectures • Counterparts • General willingness to meet, share, & discuss

  6. CHALLENGES • The coffee is terrible • Lots of “leg work” on the ground to set up internships • Being unable to read, write, or speak • Cultural barriers were at times difficult to overcome

  7. Overall • Program was a great success • Much learnt despite barriers • Everybody had a fun time

  8. Contact uswww.wikigpia.info Larisa Bomlitz: ljbomlitz@hotmail.com Andy Thornton: me@andy-j-thornton.com Shaun Randol: shaunrandol@yahoo.com Jessica Waverka: jes@leaderoftomorrow.com Jeroen Kwakkenbos: kwakj419@newschool.edu Tashi Shakya: shakyt01@newschool.edu Sam Stern: sterns26@newschool.edu

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