Past ICWA fellow Pramila Jayapal defeated Brady Walkinshaw in the race for Washinton’s 7th congressional district seat. Jayapal won with 57 percent of the vote, making her the first Indian American woman elected to congress. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/us-congress-7th-district-pramila-jayapal-brady-walkinshaw/ […]
In addition to Al-Jazeera and other media, Transatlantic Magazine covered ICWA’s 24 October event on ‘How Europe Sees the US Presidential Election.’ This well-attended event included panelist and Trustee Tod Sedgwick and past fellow and past Chair, Joe Battat. Transatlantic Magazine Editor Robert Guttman writes that “The conference, hosted by my former colleagues, the Johns […]
Past fellow Joel Millman is tracking the displaced families in Iraq during the military effort to retake Mosul from ISIS. His findings can be found on the International Organization for Migration’s website through the link below. http://www.iom.int/news/iom-iraq-emergency-tracking-17916-individuals-displaced-first-two-weeks-mosul-operations […]
Andrew Rice’s New York magazine article focuses on David Wildstein, former classmate of Chris Christie, and his involvement in the Bridgegate scandal. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/david-wildstein-chris-christie-bridgegate-trial.html […]
Past fellow Matt Wheeler contributed an opinion piece in the New York Times, addressing the Malay-Muslim insurgents and the Thai government’s efforts to divert attention from them. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/opinion/can-thailand-really-hide-a-rebellion.html?_r=1 The Washington Post interviewed Matt as well, regarding militant attacks in Thailand and how the Thai government should approach the conflict in the south. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/with-bombings-thai-militants-appear-to-be-sending-a-message-to-the-junta/2016/08/26/8e3abb48-6978-11e6-91cb-ecb5418830e9_story.html […]
Past Fellow Kenneth Cline recently published a book related to his ICWA fellowship, titled Tracking the Queen of Sheba: A Travel Memoir of Yemen. In his book, Cline recounts his journey to Yemen with a group of archaeologists and their mission to discover more about the ancient civilization, Sheba, and its famous queen. Cline’s book can […]
Past Fellow and past Trustee Cheng Li was just cited by Nicholas Kristof in his New York Times column on dubious endorsements received by Donald Trump. Quote: Likewise, many Chinese leaders would like to see a Trump victory, according to Cheng Li, an expert on Chinese politics at the Brookings Institution. The Chinese leaders apparently […]
Pramila is poised to make history! Past ICWA Fellow and Trustee Pramila Jayapal won the Washington State primary election for the seventh Congressional District (Seattle and environs.) If Pramila prevails she wins the November general election, she would become the first Indian American woman elected to the US House of Representatives. Pramila was born in […]