LASA and the Internet
When I began my term as president of the Latin American Studies Association one of my priorities was to explore ways for LASA to make better use of electronic resources. I also wanted…
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Theme: Philanthropy
Health Under Siege
“The question is always simply this,” Partners in Health’s Dr. Kenneth Fox, declared at the opening of the “Health Under Siege: Community-based Responses to Structural Violence” symposium…
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DRCLAS Outreach A New Venture
A high school student from Haiti explains the meaning of vodou to a fellow classmate from China. Three Harvard undergraduates gather a group of eager kindergarteners to play a game in…
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Strengthening Philanthropy in Latin America
Conditions in Latin America, at first glance, present a discouraging picture for those considering how to foster philanthropic giving. In some prominent cases, corruption has given philanthropy…
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Comings and Goings: Health at the Margins
Marilyn Nations, a researcher in the poorest reaches of Northeast Brazil, came to Harvard recently to tell the story of how romantic advisors and Afro-Brazilian Umbanda healers had …
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