Born in Cambodia, two year old SreyRam Kuy escaped from the Khmer Rouge but was severely injured during a bombing in a refugee camp in Thailand. She was treated by a Red Cross surgeon, which inspired her to later become the first female Cambodian refugee to work as a surgeon in the United States.
This spring, one of our incredibly talented international undergrads, Surbhi Bharadwaj, has been working on an exciting photo project for our office. In January, we put out a call to our international community asking those interested to sign-up to have their photo taken by Surbhi to be featured on one of our walls in the OISS office.
Born in South Korea, Yoobin Son received her B. M degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and Master of Music degree from Yale University in 2009. She also received her professional studies certificate and artist diploma from the Manhattan School of Music.
Born in Bamunanika, Uganda, Rose Nanyonga realized her dream of becoming a nurse with encouragement from a Northern Irish couple. She received her B.S. in Nursing from Arkansas Tech University and a M.S. in Nursing from Baylor University. In 2015, she was awarded a D. Phil by Yale School of Nursing. Her Ph.D thesis was on the topic of integrative examination of nursing leadership in Uganda.
Lina Ayenew was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She received dual degrees from Yale University, a B.A. in Political Science and an M.P.H in 2010 and 2011 respectively. She is a social entrepreneur and writer.
Ayenew’s interest in China was piqued as an undergraduate student when she received a fellowship from Yale-China Association to teach English in China. Her trip led her to learn the Chinese language and explore the native Chinese culture as well as its presence in Ethiopia.
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Zuraina Majid received her Bachelor’ degree from University of Malaya, M.A. from Cambridge University and Ph.D in Archeology (1979) from Yale University.
A historian and the first ever archeologist in Malaysia, Majid was a Professor of Anthropology at University of Malaya, Director of the Center for Archaeological Research and a Commissioner for Malaysia’s Heritage Resources. She took part in excavations of the Lower Paleolithic industry near Kota-Tampan and Lenggong and in Thailand and Philippines.
Born in Tokyo, Yoriko Kawaguchi received a B.A. from the University of Tokyo and an M. Phil in Economics from Yale University in 1972. She is currently a Professor at Meiji Institute for Global Affairs in Tokyo and on the Advisory Committee of Tokyo Foundation, a public policy think tank.
Born in East Jerusalem, Diala Shamas came to the U.S. to study at Yale University where she received both her B.A. and J.D. degrees. Shamas is a powerful advocate for international human rights, civil rights and immigration.
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Born in Mexico, Maria de los Angeles came to the U.S. at age 11. She graduated with a BFA from Pratt Institute and received an MFA in Painting & Printmaking from Yale School of Art (2015). She is currently on the Faculty of Pratt Institute, New York.
