by Soledad Quartucci | Jun 7, 2017 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures
Brittany graduated from UCI in 2005 having double majored in Political Science and International Studies with a focus on Western Europe. A graduate of the UCLA ROTC program, she commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in 2005 as well but...
by Soledad Quartucci | Jan 16, 2017 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures
Mohamad Abedi-Dinner with the Soros Fellows and President Barack Obama Mohamad was born to Palestinian refugees in the United Arab Emirates. His family was under the constant threat of deportation back to the refugee camp in Lebanon where they had come from. His...
by Soledad Quartucci | Jan 15, 2017 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures
Fulbrighters in Jyväskylä Kenneth Lai graduated from UCI magna cum laude in 2014 with a B.A. in English Literature and a B.A. in Classics, additionally receiving the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction. He completed two UROP projects (2012–2014) under the guidance of...
by Soledad Quartucci | Dec 31, 2016 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures
Jacqueline Rodriguez is the daughter of Salvadoran working class immigrants. Both her parents fled El Salvador during the Civil War and settled in Los Angeles, California where Jacqueline was born. At age 5 Jacqueline’s mother died of cancer and her dad, with the help...
by Soledad Quartucci | Dec 29, 2016 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures
Eliza graduated from UCI in 2014 with a B.A. in International Studies and minor in Spanish. She also earned a Certificate in Contemporary Latin American from the Pontifical Catholic University in Santiago. Upon graduation, Eliza participated in the UCDC program in...
