Student Interests

Refugees Around the world: A Comparison of Governmental and NGO responses to Refugee Aid
Jen Mullen jfm@u.washington.edu, Jenny Egan jle5@u.washington.edu, Heidi Schillinger hkschill@u.washington.edu

A three-fold study examining the situation of refugees in three different areas of the world: North Korean refugees in China, Somali refugees in Ethiopia and Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica. This research project examines types of refugee situations affecting people in three different countries. The role of the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, historical background, reasons for refugee status and treatment of refugees in both native and new countries are examined.

Post World World II Child Migrants to Australia
Tristan Nichols tin2@u.washington.edu

Fair Trade Coffee
Jen Mullen jfm@u.washington.edu
Heather Golden hgolden@u.washington.edu

Students for Fair Trade is a new student group on UW's campus this year. The purpose of the organization is to gather students interested in issues of global justice and fair trade. The short-term goal of Students for Fair Trade is to get UW to serve all fair trade coffee on campus. The long-term goal of the group is to create greater awareness on campus about the importance of fair
trade as well as to get other fair trade products such as chocolate and tea served on campus. The group will travel to Nicaragua this spring with Global Exchange to visit local fair trade co-ops.

Perspectives from a Mongolian Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
Heidi Schillinger hkschill@u.washington.edu
A slide presentation and mementos from Peace Corps experience in Mongolia (1997-1999)

Kusayapu: A Cultural Treasure in the Andean Highlands
Annie Windrem uaew409@u.washington.edu

Annie interned at a school in Pachica, Chile where they are attempting to use the cultural values of the Aymara as a foundation for teaching a standardized state curriculum. Her role was to co-facilitate workshops with staff and students - on values, communications and sexuality. She also produced a video on international social work and culturally conscious practice.

Effects of neoliberal policies on national and international social welfare
systems
SuJean Chon usjchon@u.washington.edu

Writing in Exile : Working with Tibetan Refugees
Mary Coleman mmc2@u.washington.edu

This is an ongoing research project exploring ways to use creative writing as a process for better understanding historical and refugee trauma expereinces of Tibetan Refugees living in Northern India. She is exploring ways to create an empowerment based process using Paulo Friere's literacy methodolodies so that the expression of personal narratives may be an empowering practice for participants as well.