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    Blood Letters: The Untold Story of Lin Zhao, a Martyr in Mao's China

    March 28, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    John Hope Franklin Center, Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240

    Blood Letters is the first authoritative biography of Lin Zhao, a poet and journalist executed in 1968 at the height of the Cultural Revolution. The only Chinese citizen known to have openly and steadfastly opposed communism under Mao, she rooted...

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • Asian/Pacific Studies Institute
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series
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    Africa's 'Scramble for Europe'

    March 7, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    Stephen W. Smith, Ph.D.
    John Hope Franklin Center, Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240
    Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall

    Donald Trump was elected by rousing hysteria about an "invasion" that is not going to happen. Over the past ten years, more Mexican migrants have returned south of the Rio Grande than newcomers have moved to the United States. The U.S. population...

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Africa Initiative
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series
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    Food Insecurity on College Campuses and Beyond

    February 28, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    Rashmi Joglekar, Dr. Rochelle Newton, Ed.D., and Sarah Zoubek
    John Hope Franklin Center, Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240
    Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall

    Food Insecurity on College Campuses and Beyond

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series

  4. Born Again Black: Tracing Diaspora and Nation through the Diasporic A.M.E. Church

    February 19, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    John Hope Franklin Center 130-132

    As the first legally recognized African American institution in the United States, the AME Church (est. 1816) has historically symbolized black liberation and self-determination for African Americans and African descendants throughout the world....

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series
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    Mental Health in Haiti: Exploring culture and language to improve care

    January 24, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    John Hope Franklin Center, Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240

    This talk will provide an introduction to challenges and "big debates" in the field of global mental health, such as whether mental disorders are universal. Dr. Kaiser offers several examples of the way that an anthropological perspective can...

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series
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    Born Again Black: Tracing Diaspora and Nation through the Diasporic A.M.E. Church

    January 17, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    John Hope Franklin Center, Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240
    CANCELED – Due to the predicted weather, Dr. Davidson’s talk is canceled. This program will be rescheduled for a later date (yet to be determined).

    As the first legally recognized African American institution in the United States, the AME Church...

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series
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    Looking at Scholarly Issues from Diverse Angles: Graduate Working Groups on Global Issues Panel

    November 29, 2017 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    2017-2018 International Graduate Working Groups
    John Hope Franklin Center Room 240 -- Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall
    Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall

    Looking at Scholarly Issues from Diverse Angles: Graduate Working Groups on Global Issues Panel

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series
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    How Far is 100 Miles? An Update on US-Cuban Relations from a Cuban Diplomat

    November 15, 2017 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
    John Hope Franklin Center Room 240 -- Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall

    Miguel Fraga, First Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Washington, D.C. since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations on July 2015. He has worked for the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2006 in Cuba, the United...

    • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
    • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
    • John Hope Franklin Center
    • Wednesdays at the Center Series

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