After living and working in Los Angles, I decided it was time for a change. I moved to Ho Chi Minh City and taught English while living in a yoga studio. While there, I encountered censorhip in many forms. This made me realize that an uninformed populace is the easist way to ensure complacency. This experience also made me realize how malleable we are, and how easy it is for major news media outlets to demonize other cultures with the aim of garnering support for a domestic war agenda. Thus, I declared war on my ignorance and I enrolled in law school and I continually make an effort to obtain my news from as many varied sources as possible.
Further, my thoughts are always filled with the grave dangers of succumbing to our instinctual habits to divide ourselves. We face each other, not as human to human, but as: (1) Christian to Muslim; or (2) American to Ethiopian; or (3) African to European; or (4) citizen to immigrant. And, while our anthem is beautiful; and our flags are majestic; and our faith is pious; these distinctions divide us. And, without a them, there would be no one to kill except for us.
I am currently in my third year at Brooklyn Law School where I am involved with a number of organizations: (1) Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest; (2) the International Law Society; (3) the Brooklyn Journal of International Law; (4) the Jessup International Moot Court Team; (5) the Vis Commercial Arbitration Team; and (6) I am a founding member of the Brooklyn Law School Secular Legal Society. I received an award as Second Best Oralist for the Northeast Regionals of the Jessup International Law Competition.
My legal work experience includes: (1) working as an intern at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice; (2) working at Brooklyn Legal Services for the Safe Harbor Immigration Clinic; and (3) working as an intern in the New York office for the UN High Commisioner for Refugees.
My current interest areas include: (1) global monetary policy; (2) causes/effects of conflict; (3) displacement; (4) religion; and (5) governmental transparency. Follow me on twitter for more information regarding these subjects.