Browsing International and Area Studies Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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Maendeleo ya Wanawake: The Politicization and Co-Optation of a Women's Development Organization
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1995)On December 31, 1994, I arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to begin a three month internship with Kenya's largest women's development agency, Maendeleo ya Wanawake. I sought to view first-hand the power of women's mobilization ... -
A People in Flight: Displacement of Russian Jews and Third Wave Immigration to the United States
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)The group of Jewish immigrants discussed in this SIP has been designated as the third wave of Russian immigrants, a term which I will use to differentiate between the three distinct groups of Russian immigrants that have ... -
The Politics and Procedures Concerning the Establishment of a Permanent International Criminal Court
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)As part of a third generation of Holocaust Survivors, I had been made aware of Jewish genocide and other crimes against humanity from a very young age. What I did not understand as a child, and what I still have yet to ... -
The Postmodern Revolution: An Analysis of the May 1968 Revolts and Their Effects on Cultural Production
(1991)The turbulent yet transitory events of May 1968 represent a crucial turning point within modem France. The antecedents of the cultural manifestations, known as "les evenements de Mai '68", are clearly visible when one ... -
The Predicted Economic and Social Consequences of Quebec Separation
(1996)On October 30, 1995, a referendum vote was held in Canada. The issue on which the people of Quebec voted was whether or not the province was going to separate from the rest of Canada and to become a sovereign state. The ... -
Revision and Repetition: Uncovering the Feminine Aesthetic in the Work of Gerlind Reinshagen and Friederike Roth
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The Road to Santiago de Compostela
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)The first time I heard about the Camino de Santiago, I was in my Espana Diversa class on foreign study in Madrid. My professor, Pilar, told us of her experiences on the Road to Santiago, and it was from these stories ... -
Security Assistance and U.S. Foreign Policy
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)The purpose of this paper is to provide a greater understanding of the connection between U.S. foreign policy and the field of security assistance. In researching this paper, I have gained new insight into the importance ... -
The Socio-Cultural Genesis of Cuisine: A Comparative Study of France and China
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)Food is so naturally an expression of sharing and communication between people, something everyone on Earth appreciates as vital to life and well being. To choose food as my topic seemed only natural as well, considering ... -
A Study of International Programs at the Municipal Level: The Baltimore Sister Cities Program in Perspective
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)My study-abroad experience in Madrid, Spain during the Fall 1997 and Winter 1998 quarters only reinforced my desire to pursue a Senior Individualized Project focused on International Relations. What I wanted most was to ... -
Supplier Globalization
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996-01-03)Discusses the process of supplier globalization in the Whirlpool Corporation in China and India. -
United Airlines On-Board Service Internship
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)Because of my fascination with the corporate world, I decided to do my Senior Project in a business setting and hopefully use my cultural and linguistic skills to help bridge several gaps on a world-wide scale. After applying ...