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Mark Williams Jr. (USA) Joe Lurie Returning Peace Corps Volunteer Gateway Fellowship Mark Williams Jr. is a first-year student in the UCB-UCSF joint Ph.D. program in medical anthropology. He has a bachelor's degree in anthropology and global public health from Bard College and an M.S. in community health education from Columbia University. His research will draw on theories and methods in public health, linguistics, and anthropology to examine mental health and psychopathology across the United States and the Anglophone Caribbean, expert knowledge production in public health and the biomedical sciences, and the impact of new media on health communication. Vincent Raphael Pacheco (Philippines) Chevron-Xenel in Public Health (MPH) Vincent is a Ph.D. student in South and Southeast Asian studies at UC Berkeley. He holds a B.A. in literature from De La Salle University, Manila, and an M.A. in English studies from the University of Macau. His main areas of academic interest are Southeast Asian cinema and literature, post-Marxist theory, and nineteenth- century gothic literature. His current research aims to unpack Southeast Asian populism by looking at how certain communities are represented in Philippine and Indonesian cinema. Vincent says, "I'm grateful to I-House, Chevron Corporation, and Xenel International USA for making this fellowship possible. I'm elated to be part of a community where cultural difference is a source of strength and unity." David Su (China) Adrian Hao Yin Ü Gateway Fellowship David spent his junior year at UC Berkeley as an exchange student and recently returned to Cal to pursue a Ph.D. in sociology. He has an M.A. in sociology and demography from the University of Oxford, UK. His research has included exploring the connection between social networks and health among immigrants in California; the health benefits of activating personal networks during the pandemic in Wuhan, China; and the implications of China's "one child" policy on the health of children affected by the policy as adults. David says, "I am wholeheartedly grateful to the generous Adrian Hao Yin Ü Gateway Fellowship, made possible by Kwei Sang Ü and Michele Ü, for granting me this incredible opportunity to start my new chapter at Berkeley." Godiya Simon (Nigeria) Open Gateway Fellowship Godiya grew up in a small village in the northern part of Nigeria. She is a native speaker of Kibaku and has come to UC Berkeley to pursue a Ph.D. in linguistics, in order to preserve her native language. Before coming to Cal, she completed her undergraduate degree in anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She is looking forward to coming to I-House and to "making new friends from all over the world while enjoying the beautiful Berkeley weather." Olivine Silier (France) Joan and Egon von Kaschnitz Gateway Fellowship Olivine is an incoming graduate student in mathematics who is looking forward to tackling problems in harmonic analysis while at UC Berkeley. In addition to having a penchant for numbers, she speaks French, Dutch, and English and has studied German, Spanish, and Russian. She is also an avid reader, an aspiring author, and a performing artist in comedy and improv. 6 International House Times I n collaboration with the UC Berkeley Graduate Division, I-House holds a competition for one-year awards for first-year or continuing graduate students in a doctoral program at UC Berkeley. We are pleased to highlight this year's superstar residents and the scholarships that make their stay at I-House possible. Learn more at ihouse.berkeley.edu/gateway. Scholarship Spotlight Opening Doors for Scholars from around the World Congratulations to the 2022-23 Gateway Fellows! As tuition, fees, and cost of living continue to rise, and the age-old scourges of conflict, mistrust, and preju- dice persist, it is increasingly important for I-House to support deserving students in need from diverse back- grounds, to maintain a safe and inviting facility, and to equip residents with intercultural leadership skills. We appreciate your support! See ways to give at ihouse.berkeley.edu/giving Opening Doors for Scholars

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