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6 International House Times I -House congratulates Jeffrey Yamashita for being the first resident to receive the new Activism Era Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year! I-House alumni from 1960-75 envisioned creating this unique scholarship through which the recipients would carry on the spirit of activism they had embodied as UC Berkeley students: that of questioning the status quo, born from a passion for excercising our rights as US citizens to instigate change to improve our society. Jeffrey is a high-achieving Ph.D. student in Ethnic Studies with a interest in community building and inclusion. Since high school graduation, he has been financially independent and has worked arduously to fund his education. Coming from Hawai'i, an ethnically and socio-economically diverse state that many consider "paradise," his graduate studies focused on the notion of "paradise and home." He wrote, "If I took you to my neighborhood, you would see that Hawai'i has one of the highest rates of houselessness for its indigenous population. I don't use the word 'homeless' because Hawai'i is 'home' to all of them." Jeffrey's graduate fieldwork is being completed in both the US and abroad to enrich the breadth of his research. Jeffrey expressed appreciation to the many donors who made it possible for him to discover "a new home" in the I-House community. is future leader's passion for challenging surface-level images of society and striving to make a positive impact for change in the world truly embodies the spirit of the Activism Era Scholarship. n I-House Gets Into the Spirit of... The First I-House Activism Era Scholarship Awarded Activism and Leadership Three Days in December 1941 the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan." During the three short days that I was away, the US had gone from an anti-war, pacifist country to a one at war with Japan and its allies, Germany and Italy. e situation at I-House had changed. I had close friends there from Japan, Germany, and Italy, and now their countries were our declared enemies. I am grateful that, although our countries were at war, nothing changed between my friends and I because we lived at International House. n Continued from page 3 Margaret with her family at a women's march in January 2017 Resident Statistics Fall 2016 Resident Population: 588 residents represent 76 countries 42% Women / 58% Men 77% are international students, 23% are US passport holders 44% Graduate Students 49% Undergraduate Students 7% Visiting Scholar/Post Doc Average Age is 23 (range 18-61) Financial Aid Statistics 2016-17: 113 residents from 35 countries received financial aid for room and board $701,626 awarded in financial aid Top Five Countries: United States 134 China 43 Japan 33 France 31 Singapore & Germany (tie) 28 Top Five Areas of Study: Law 46 Mechanical Engineering 39 Economics 37 Civil & Environmental Eng. 34 Elect. Eng. & Computer Sci. 27 Glenda Pawsey (IH 1965-67) and Stuart Pawsey (IH 1964-66) with 2016-17 Activism Era Scholarship recipient, Jeffrey Yamashita