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Only in D.C.
As I reflect on my experiences in DC last summer and at the Washington Center this spring, there is one phrase that stands out among all others in terms of how I’d summarize my experiences – “Only in...
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Made it past Week 1 and onto Week 2 …#Win
So I used a hash-tag in the title because I never til now realized how many organizations and people use Twitter …I shrugged it off as some social media fad but it really has become a useful tool in...
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Politics, People, and Proximity
What’s really great about interning in a city is the proximity that permits interns to attend events at different offices. In the last week, I had the chance to go to 2 immigration speaker events (I...
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Continued Immigration Debate, SCOTUS decisions, and an escaped panda
The Power of Influence Did you know…that in a new USA TODAY/Pew Research Center Poll, three of four people agree with big arguments made by proponents of the Immigration bill. Not only that, but...
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A day in the life of Julia… Do you remember when the Obama re-election campaign released a slideshow “The Life of Julia,” as a media promotion of Obama’s government programs? They created it to...
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Let’s Talk about Career Planning
Even though I have been here last summer, last semester, and this semester, I continue to learn more and more about all the opportunities in DC. So this is a bit side tracked from my internship...
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Room Full of People From All Over the World
Today, you all have been given one of America’s greatest gifts; the gift of citizenship. -Speaker at the Ceremony The US Courthouse Today, my coworkers and I attended a Naturalization Ceremony for...
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My First Rally
The D.C. March for Jobs Yesterday, I participated in my first ever DC rally! It was an anti-amnesty rally held by BALA (the Black American Leadership Alliance), Tea Party Community, and Brotherhood...
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This week, I was assigned to work on data collection and research for a new project. With hype in Congress about increasing the number of foreign STEM worker visas in the US, I began assisting an...
View ArticleReflections
I used to think reflections and questions that sound like you’re in a therapy session were silly. As I have been learning, these types of do-I-really-need-to-write-down-my-goals-and-accomplishments...
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