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Hansub

Exploring the Sinosphere and Beyond - Understanding the Tides of Cultural Interchange Through my Travels in East Asia

Published 08/19/2025 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Hansub Kim | 08/19/2025

From March 14 to April 1st, I embarked on a long journey to Korea and China to understand the complex relationship between the two countries from a social and linguistic perspective. Through this trip, I learned an extraordinary amount not only about the historical relationships of these two countries, but how their divergence has spawned some of the most iconic cultural products in the modern day.

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Morocco

Staged Realities and Symbolic Infrastructures: A Visual Reflection on Development and Representation in Southern Morocco

Published 08/19/2025 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Ayan Rahman | 08/19/2025

Towards the end of May, I traveled to Marrakech, and, from there, to the edge of the Zagora Desert on a guided tour offered to tourists from all over the world as a cultural experience -- a curated crossing through kasbahs, ancient caravan routes, and the diverse terrains of southern Morocco. I took my camera with me, but not with the intention of documenting for the sake of documentation. I was more driven by my curiosities about what would emerge visually on this well traveled corridor. What types of spaces would be framed? What experiences would be emphasized as distinctly Moroccan? And, importantly, how would I, as a participant in this tour, be positioned within it all? These were questions I wanted to explore through this one of a kind experience.

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Ashfah Alam

Mexico City, Museums, and Memory

Published 08/19/2025 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Ashfah Alam | 08/19/2025

In my final spring semester at Columbia University, I took a course titled “Archival Photography” where we explored how photographs taken in eras preceding ours contributed to the development and remembrance of historical events and understanding. The course itself raised many questions about what is preserved, what is omitted, and why. In particular, I was interested in how the archives can frame and reframe memory.

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Michelle Park MS 15 Allan Sahagun MS 05 Karen Li MS 18 Francis Poon MS 09 and Mike Milken

Milken Alumni Scholars at the 2025 MI Global Conference

Published 05/09/2025 in Program Updates
Written 05/09/2025

A record number of 53 Alumni participated in the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference and attended over 100 panels, private sessions and evening receptions centered on innovation in fields ranging from health, technology, finance, and so much more.

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Brandon Quach

The Future of Sustainable Vehicles in Vietnam

Published 04/24/2025 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Brandon Quach | 04/24/2025

VinGroup is a multi-sector conglomerate and the wealthiest company in Vietnam. Its most recent venture is VinFast, a fully electric vehicle (EV) company—and the first mainstream automotive manufacturer founded in Southeast Asia to compete with major global EV brands. I traveled to Vietnam to learn more about VinFast’s rapid rise and to investigate whether its pledge to promote a more sustainable energy ecosystem holds up in practice.

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Exploring Education Beyond the Classroom in Korea, Japan, and Brazil

Written by David Maemoto | 04/24/2025

Education is a powerful catalyst for breaking down barriers, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and enabling innovative solutions to global challenges. Reflecting on my recent journey to Korea, Japan, and Brazil, I found that this pursuit of education extended beyond traditional classrooms into the rich landscapes of cultural heritage, collaborative design, and engineering innovation.

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