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Apply only if you have experience
Coming down to the end of the term, a hopeful graduate starting a new chapter in life, I’ve begun the long-awaited job search. I’ve been warned by just about everyone that the job search isn’t easy and it would be awhile before I found anything to apply for. Even so, I go to Google and… Read more
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Where Is My Financial Aid?
Money makes the world go round, and even more so when I am waiting for my money to kick in. Like most students at Portland State, I have to apply to FASFA every academic year I am enrolled in. and while the deadline was months ago, I am still waiting to see how much I… Read more
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Korea past and present
I recently attended a Korean lecture about arranged marriages between Korean women living in Korea and Korean man living in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. It was interesting to see the Korean history in pictures. At that time, Korea was poor, so Korean immigrants working the United States sent money… Read more
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Reflections on First Year Mentoring
As this academic year is quickly coming to a close, it is a bittersweet for a first-time peer mentor. While my students have been challenging, it is very easy for me to see how they have grown over the past year and how they have been putting their learning into action. Not only have students been making personal… Read more
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My favorite Japanese Food
Some friends of mine asked me what my favorite Japanese food is. This is a tough question, because Japan is my home, so most Japanese food is tasty to me. When I thought about it really hard, two foods stood out: my mother’s home made Japanese curry and Okonomiyaki. Homemade curry is very special for me, because it… Read more