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Aram Hur
aram_hur@ksg09.harvard.edu
Aram is a second year M.P.P. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School with a concentration in Press, Politics and Public Policy (PPP) and is the Shorenstein Center’s Press Scholar. She holds a B.A. in Communication and English from Stanford University, and previously reported for Time Magazine, CNN and Newsweek Korea before coming to graduate school. Currently, she is interested in how the rise of user-generated, 24-hour global communication tools will affect American politics. Having grown up moving between the States and Korea every three years, she hopes to bring a unique perspective to Asian American policy issues. She is honored to lead the Journal this year and thanks everyone on the enthusiastic staff team for their hard work and passion.
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Artyom Matusov
artyom_matusov@ksg09.harvard.edu
Artyom is currently pursuing a M.P.P. at the Harvard Kennedy School. He received his B.A. from Fordham University in International Studies and Philosophy and wrote his thesis about contemporary Russian politics. This past summer, Artyom worked as a Presidential Fellow at the Chicago Transit Authority, and in summer 2007, he was a consultant for SCP Partners evaluating U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. In 2006, he was the Fulbright Scholarship to Sweden, where he was a guest researcher at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program, participating in their Energy Security and Cooperation project. In 2004, he was awarded a National Security Education Program scholarship to Russia where he studied at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations. He has also worked for the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation in New York as well as the Charlie King for New York Attorney General 2006 campaign. He is bilingual in English and Russian and currently serves as a charter member of the U.S. National Language Service Corps. |
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Clarence Tong
Clarence_tong@ksg10.harvard.edu
Clarence is currently a first year M.P.P. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is a policy research professional and former Congressional staffer. He recently served as Policy and Communications Director for a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, worked as a Research Associate at the Pennsylvania Economy League, and pursued a research fellowship in 2005/2006 with the New Policy Institute (NPI) in London, England. Within the Asian Pacific American community, Clarence founded and currently serves as Executive Director of the Asian American Civic Project (apapipeline.org), a new political training and placement program for recent college graduates. He also serves as a National Board Member of Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP), and is a past Co-Chair of the National Asian American Student Conference (NAASCon). Clarence holds a M.S. from the London School of Economics and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
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James Nguyen
James_nguyen@ksg10.harvard.edu
James is a first year M.P.P. candidate the Harvard Kennedy School and is originally from California. Most recently, he worked in the Applied Research and Innovation team at CFED, where he specialized in state economic development/asset building and authored/co-authored several papers including “Matched Savings Programs for Foster Youth.” Prior to CFED, James briefly worked for the economic policy team at the Center for American Progress. He also directed research and advocacy for the San Diego Language Access and Voting Rights Project and was an adviser to the San Diego Registrar of Voters. He has also worked for the California State Assembly and White House Initiative on AAPI. As former Co-Chair of the National Asian American Student Conference, he helped lead advocacy efforts to establish federally designated Asian American Serving Institutions in Higher Education.
James holds a B.A. in economics and political science from California State University, San Marcos, where he graduated at the top of his class. He has also studied at UC Berkeley and Duke University, and is a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellow. |
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Morna Ha
morna_ha@ksg10.harvard.edu
Morna is a first year M.P.P. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. She has a deep commitment to the empowerment of Asian American and people of color communities. At the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium, she directed youth leadership development and coordinated national and local campaigns for immigrant student access to education. She also implemented high-profile campaigns for immigrant rights and coordinated voter mobilization activities. With the New York Immigration Coalition, she examined the impact of civil liberties erosions post-9/11. A graduate of Dartmouth College, her award-winning campus leadership included spearheading an Asian American Studies initiative. She hopes to continue advancing the rights of Asian Americans through advocacy and organizing. |
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Ke Ji
ke-ji@ksg10.harvard.edu
Ke is a first year M.P.P. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School with a concentration in International and Global Affairs (IGA). Majoring in political science and Asian studies, Ke graduated from Furman University and has interned for US Customs' International Affairs office, a Shanghai-based consulting firm, and the European Parliament before starting graduate school. At 6 years old, she immigrated to Madison, MS from Wuhan, China. |
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Gloria Jin Kim
Gloria_kim@ksg09.harvard.edu
Gloria is a second year M.P.P. at Harvard Kennedy School, where she studies international security and political economy. She has participated in Korean American activism on the Hill to address North Korean human rights and refugees' concerns. Gloria is interested in the impact of Asian American communities on U.S. foreign policies towards their lands of ancestry. |
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Haeyoung Kim
Haeyoung_kim@ksg09.harvard.edu
Haeyoung is a second year M.P.P. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. In between her first and second year, Haeyoung worked with the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice, an NGO in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a researcher for nonprofit organizations in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., focusing on multilateral and bilateral trade agreements and international energy policies. She has also worked with several API community-based organizations, focusing on social justice and community empowerment. She is thrilled to serve as an editor for AAPR, working to develop a strong API voice in major policy debates. |
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V-Khye Fan
v-khye_fan@ksg10.harvard.edu
V-Khye is a first year M.P.P. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School with a concentration in International and Global Affairs (IGA).He was a federal employee with the Department of Army for over 5 years and worked at both the strategic and operational level including time spent in Afghanistan and the Gulf Region. He is primarily interested in foreign policy and how Asian Americans can play a role in affecting U.S. relations with Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
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Claudia Sanchez
claudiagigi@gmail.com
Claudia Sanchez was born in Lima Peru. She is of both Peruvian and Japanese descent. After graduating from the University of Miami in 2005 with a Bachelor in Business Administration, Claudia worked as a Legislative Aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Currently, she is pursuing a M.P.P. at Harvard Kennedy School, where she is a co-chair of the Asian Pacific American Caucus. After graduating, Claudia aspires to work for local government in the state of Florida.
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