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Deepak Ram and Pepe Gonzàlez Perform at ISH April 3, 2014

March 27, 2014 by Marie Pius

International Student House is pleased to invite you to a special performance of Jazz and Indian Classical Music

“Improvisational Dialects”

Featuring Deepak Ram playing Bansuri and Pepe Gonzàlez playing Acoustic Bass

Thursday, April 3, 2014
7:00pm

Deepak Ram: Deepak Ram is a versatile artist who is well known for his evocative performances in traditional North Indian (Hindustani) Classical Music, his collaborations with musicians of other genres, his innovative compositions and for his excellence as a teacher. He has been awarded the Best Instrumental Album, South African Music Awards in 2000. Deepak was selected by The Board of Directors of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in California for the 2007 Award of Outstanding Contribution to Arts and Humanities. He has eight solo albums to his credit and as a session musician can be heard on over twenty-five albums. Deepak’s bansuri can also be heard on movie soundtracks, such as “The Fast And The Furious”, “Matrix Revolutions”, “India, Kingdom of the Tiger”, “Stealth” and “Before The Rains”

Pepe Gonzàlez: Living in Washington, DC, Pepe Gonzàlez is a performer, composer, producer, arranger, and teacher. He has performed largely within the Jazz, Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian idioms and has recorded extensively with national and international musicians. Pepe has played many festivals in the Caribbean, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and the Soviet Union. He recently recorded his first CD, Looking Back.

To RSVP and for more information contact [email protected].

ISH Presents: “The Corporative-Competitive Relationship between U.S. and China, and how the rest of the world sees it” on March 26, 2014

March 14, 2014 by Marie Pius

International Student House is pleased to present

“The Corporative-Competitive Relationship between U.S. and China, and how the rest of the world sees it”

Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Wilson Center

March 26, 2014
7:00 to 8:30 pm
1825 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 2009

Robert Daly is the Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Mr. Daly began work in U.S.-China relations as a diplomat with the United States Information Agency from 1989 to 1991, after which he taught Chinese at Cornell. From 1992 to 1999 he worked on television projects in China as a host, actor, and writer, and helped to produce Chinese-language versions of Sesame Street and other Children’s Television Workshop programs. During that same period he directed the Syracuse University China seminar and served as a commentator on U.S.-China relations and Chinese affairs for several U.S. and Chinese media outlets. From 2001 to 2007 he was American Director of the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. And later he was director of the Maryland China Initiative at the University of Maryland.

ISH Program Sponsored in part by The Levant Foundation

To RSVP and for more information contact: [email protected].

The Levant Foundation sponsors series of programs on the Middle East at International Student House

January 29, 2014 by I-House DC

International Student House (ISH) kicked off its 2014 series of programs on the Middle East on Tuesday evening, January 28, sponsored in partnership with The Levant Foundation, with noted Middle East expert Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. Dr. Telhami imparted his extensive knowledge and intimate perspective of the Middle East to a gathering of ISH residents, Board members and friends.

During the discussion moderated by ISH Board Member Barbara Slavin, Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, Dr. Telhami discussed his recent book, The World Through Arab Eyes, that gives readers a better understanding of popular sentiments and other factors that drive events in the Middle East.

ISH Executive Director Tom O’Coin commented, “We at ISH are extremely pleased to offer such programming to our residents that is both timely and relevant. These types of programs have a far-reaching impact yet the intimate format allows for interactive dialogue and lively discussion among our international residents. We are thrilled to partner with the Levant Foundation and are appreciative of their ongoing support.”

“The Levant Foundation is proud to support the International Student House,” said Levant Foundation founder Mr. Jamal Daniel. “ISH is more than just a place for students to live, it offers a unique environment where students from across the globe come together to build relationships as well as deepen their understanding of other cultures.”

International Student House (ISH) is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization located near Dupont Circle in the heart of Washington, DC. ISH provides an exceptional residential experience to a highly diverse international community of graduate students, interns and visiting scholars. The House promotes inter-cultural dialogue, encourages life-long connections, and fosters global citizenship.

The Levant Foundation is a private, non-profit organization committed to the furthering of knowledge about Middle Eastern culture and history and the complex interrelations of the three monotheistic religions born in the Middle East: Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Operating in an increasingly diverse society, the Foundation is committed to cooperation with universities, institutions of fine art, and with religious and research institutions to sponsor and fund artistic, academic and educational programs.

Voice of America Interviews ISH Residents

December 12, 2013 by Marie Pius

Voice of America’s report “Number of International Students at US Colleges Rising” addressed the seven percent rise in international students attending U.S. colleges and universities in the 2012-2013 academic year which represents a record high of almost 820,000 students. The feature was filmed in part at International Student House and included interviews with two ISH residents, Neena Dominic and Zheng Zhu, who discussed their experiences studying in the United States.

ISH Resident Neena Dominic is interviewed by Voice of America

International Student House 2013 Global Leadership Awards Program

December 10, 2013 by I-House DC

Under a gleaming clear-top tent adorned with strings of glistening white mini-lights, International Student House held its annual fundraising event, the 2013 Global Leadership Awards Dinner this past fall on October 24. Beginning with cocktails and an awards ceremony in the 100-year-old Tudor mansion’s elegant Great Hall, a multitude of Ambassadors, government officials, philanthropists, students, friends and supporters all gathered together for the festive occasion.

ISH was especially pleased to recognize Ambassador William J. (Bill) Burns, Deputy Secretary of State, for his long and exceptionally distinguished career promoting US national security and peaceful global citizenship. The award was presented by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, recipient of last year’s award. Also honored was long-time ISH Board Member, Dr. Sherry Migdail, with a Lifetime Service Award for her commitment to international education and her devotion to the mission of the Student House. Following the awards ceremony, live jazz music filled the House as guests proceeded to the brightly decorated garden tent and dining room for dinner and conversation.

The event was Co-Chaired by Lilibet Hagel and Betty Ann Tanner, and the Diplomatic Chairs were the Ambassador of Turkey and Mrs. Namık Tan who hosted a special Sponsor Appreciation Dinner at their beautiful Embassy Residence on Thursday, October 10 for high-level executives who represented sponsoring corporations, Members of Congress and the Administration and other special guests. ISH is grateful for the Leadership support of Robert Abernethy, Jamal Daniel and Bahaa Hariri, as well as its many other sponsors.

Proceeds from the events will allow ISH to continue its mission of providing an exceptional residential experience, replete with enriching programs, while promoting global peace and understanding. They will also help support an ISH Scholarship Fund that, working with area universities, will assist students from around the globe.

There are certain things that educational institutions cannot teach us. [These things] can only be learned from real life experiences. This evening will remain one of the most memorable and enriching experiences in our lives.

-Neena Dominic
ISH Resident

I felt very honored to attend the Global Leadership Award last night. Every day I learn a lot from my fellow residents and all the people engaged in our house. I truly believe that human network with dialogue make the world better.

-Naoko Funatsu
ISH Resident

I would like to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done to provide us with such a rich experience. As we strive to define our identity on different levels, we focus on what differs among us and often overlook how similar we are. It is undeniable that each individual is unique; but what is astounding are the vast commonalities we share that geography cannot separate. I thank you for giving us the opportunity to come together, to learn, to laugh, to celebrate each other. I also want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to partake in last night’s event. Never in my wildest dreams did I think what I have experienced at ISH was possible.

-Dương Thị Minh Hiếu
ISH Resident

From early on in my childhood I always aspired to a career in diplomacy. Though I still hope to serve my country one day, I think I will seldom be as proud as I was when representing the ISH community at the Awards Dinner, an institution whose mission I wholeheartedly believe in. Taking part in the dinner at the Turkish Ambassador’s Residence was a real honor. Meeting our devoted and diverse benefactors was heartwarming, and it reaffirmed the importance of the legacy ISH has built and continues to strive toward. Perhaps the single greatest testament to the value of the contribution that ISH provides, is that it is embraced by Americans and Foreign Nationals alike, by Republicans and Democrats, by people from all sectors, backgrounds and walks of life.

-Raphaël Guévin-Nicoloff
ISH Resident

Congratulations on an outstanding event. The GLAD certainly was memorable. What an incredible evening you organized. Wonderful idea to have the residents greeting and escorting. It was a superb way to welcome guests to ISH. The house looked beautiful and opening up the additional rooms on the second floor nicely showcased the venue and evoked an earlier era when it was a center of social activity. The program was nicely done and moved along well. Excellent remarks by all, and ISH resident speakers were particularly good. The dinner was elegant.

Tables were lovely and floral arrangements exquisite. Miniature lights filtering through from the garden lent a festive air to the meal. The food was delicious and the service excellent. It also was quite impressive to rub elbows with all of the A-List guests you assembled: Foreign ambassadors, jet-setting billionaires, Washington luminaries and grandes dames in abundance. I hope that you are feeling pleased with the outcome and savoring the success of this magnificent event. Kudos on a job well done.
-Larry Dunham
ISH Board Member