They stand at the Micronesia Mall and Agana Shopping Center. They visit Infusion Coffee & Tea branches and farmerâs markets. They hang outside of Ross Dress for Less and post flyers at food vendors.
They are researchers seeking answers for the 2021 Guåhan survey, a project to survey 650 CHamorus by Aug. 15. Their target? One percent of the CHamoru population, as counted in the 2010 census.
âThe survey is a broad survey about what the CHamorus care about, what they think about and what they want for their future,â said Kevin Lujan Lee, co-principal investigator of the project and doctoral candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lee grew up in Malaysia but hails from the Capili family in Barrigada.
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Twelve MIT student affiliates have won fellowships for the Fulbright 2021-22 grant year. Their host country destinations include Brazil, Iceland, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, and Taiwan, where they will conduct research, earn a graduate degree, or teach English.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities for American student scholars in over 160 countries. Last fall, Fulbright received a record number of applications, making this the most competitive cycle in the 75-year history of the program.