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Resident Spotlight: Aminatu Gambo (Cameroon)

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Meet Aminatu Gambo, a Spring 2022 resident at International House from Cameroon who came to New York to attend the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) of the Institute of the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University. A member of the Mbororo-Fulani Indigenous Peoples, Aminatu currently works as Program Coordinator for Political Participation and Advocacy with Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas, also known as the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI/IIWF), a global network that brings together indigenous women from seven socio-cultural regions. FIMI/IIWF is focused...

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Resident Spotlight: Farah Otero-Amad (USA)

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This March, we’re thrilled to kick off Women’s History Month at International House with a spotlight on Farah Otero-Amad, an I-House resident from California who is at the start of an exciting career in journalism. We asked Farah to talk about her goals and I-House experience. Tell us about your work. What are you studying? I graduated with a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University. Upon graduating, I wrote articles, shot videos, and produced short documentaries for NBC News. I’m currently working as an associate producer for “The Problem With Jon...

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Alumni Spotlight: Amos Jones ’03 and the I-House Experience

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When Amos N. Jones moved into International House in the fall of 2002, he was not fully prepared for what he was about to experience. Jones, now a Washington, DC-based attorney who practices, lectures and publishes in the areas of civil rights, religious freedom and ethics, chose I-House as his residence while pursuing his Masters in Journalism from Columbia University. This was after the Kentucky-born National Merit Scholar graduated cum laude from Emory University, but prior to studying at Harvard Law and on a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Melbourne in Australia. “I had not...

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Resident Spotlight: Isabella Mukankusi (Uganda)

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Lengths of residency at International House vary from a month to three years. Within these concentrated periods, the opportunities for residents from different countries and disciplines to meet one another are especially valuable, and our global community becomes stronger with each new community member. Joining us for the Spring 2022 semester is Isabella Mukankusi, a human rights lawyer from Uganda who moved to New York to attend the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) in the Institute of the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University, a four-month-long program. Isabella sat with us...

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Resident Spotlight: Fabio Gomes dos Santos (Brazil)

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Meet Fabio Gomes dos Santos from Brazil, a Visiting Scholar at Columbia Law School. Fabio arrived in 2019 to begin his research program, and left New York at the peak of the pandemic. He returned to the House when it reopened for Fall 2021, and has since been an active participant in I-House programming and resident life. We caught up with Fabio to talk about his I-House experience and the work he’s been doing.   Tell us about yourself. Where are you from, and what are you studying? I am a Brazilian Visiting Scholar doing part of my JSD research at Columbia Law School. My...

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Alumni Spotlight: Sidney Nakahodo, Space Entrepreneur

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by Angelica Hill (UK), Resident Press Corps “A life-shaping experience,” he said of his time at I-House May 2018–Sidney Nakahodo is an alumnus of International House, born and raised in Brazil, and co-founder and CEO of the New York Space Alliance, a platform that empowers space entrepreneurs through mentorship, advising, investment, and community support. He also spends a lot of his time working with tech start-ups, playing a role as founder and adviser. He is a current lecturer at Columbia University specializing in Political, Social, and Economic Development in Brazil, and...

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