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FLAS Fellow Hugo Puerto on the Decolonization of Public Health in the Amazon

May 13, 2019

Posted by: rldavis

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“…they agreed to work with me because it was the first time a researcher came to their community to ask them what their priorities are and to listen without prejudgements.”

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Rule of law in Canada for Indigenous Peoples post-Tsilhqot’in

March 25, 2019

Posted by: rldavis

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“Tsilqhot’in is another example of the Supreme Court of Canada attempting to remedy the wrongs of the past, while Parliament fails to supply a more definitive law regarding Indigenous title.”

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FLAS Alumna Kelsey Hallahan on Her Path to Petroleum Markets and Persian

January 30, 2019

Posted by: rldavis

Kelsey Hallahan at utility-scale solar farm in the Netherlands

Kelsey Hallahan graduated from the University of Washington in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in History and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations.  In her sophomore year at UW, she received

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Songs of Summer with UW FLAS Fellows (Part 5: Russia & Central Asia)

January 4, 2019

Posted by: rldavis

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“It’s thrilling to realize that after only two years of study (or one academic year and one summer of intensive study in this case), I have already found some keys

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Songs of Summer with UW FLAS Fellows (Part 4: Southeast Asia)

October 25, 2018

Posted by: rldavis

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Songs are a wonderful way to learn language–they are easy to remember and build understanding of the cultural context of the language.  In Summer 2018, University of Washington Foreign Language &

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Verbs in Kiswahili Made Me Think Differently About Language

October 10, 2018

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Haley Millet with teachers and classmates

I love this type of verbiage because it sort of suggests a view of the world that assumes all things bend towards beauty in their natural state. Haley Millet, a

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Songs of Summer with UW FLAS Fellows (Part 3: Middle East)

September 17, 2018

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“My host family likes to play this song [“Ghazali“] on the TV every night and sing and dance along.” -Sydney Ward (Fez, Morocco) In Summer 2018, University of Washington Foreign

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Songs of Summer with UW FLAS Fellows (Part 2: India)

September 4, 2018

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In Summer 2018, University of Washington Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellows studied seventeen languages in eighteen different countries on four continents.  This is the second in a series

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Songs of Summer with UW FLAS Fellows (Part 1: East Asia)

August 27, 2018

Posted by: rldavis

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“During the [Hakodate Port] festival, large groups of people–usually companies, programs, etc.–dance like a squid along a 1.5km route down the streets of Hakodate.” Songs are a wonderful way to

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“Tu veux un Queues de Castor?” A Sweet Lesson in Québécois

August 13, 2018

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“« Tu veux un Queues de Castor? » asked my newfound Québécoise friend. I looked at her strangely. « Pardon? » I replied. She repeated: « un Queues de Castor?

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