Kurt Streeter

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Kurt Streeter

In 1987, when Haipei Shue arrived in the United States as a student, he recalls receiving the warmest of welcomes. He was a graduate student in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes, wanting to be friends,” Shue said Thursday, describing an openness that defined his early years in a country then seen by many in China as a beacon of opportunity. “It was an extraordinary time,” he said.

4 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Kurt Streeter

WASHINGTON - In 1987, when Haipei Shue arrived in the United States as a student, he recalls receiving the warmest of welcomes. He was a graduate student in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes, wanting to be friends,” Mr Shue said on May 29, describing an openness that defined his early years in a country then seen by many in China as a beacon of opportunity. “It was an extraordinary time,” he said.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kurt Streeter

The 1970s era of academic exchange beganas a form of diplomacy. "People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes," one former student remembers. In 1987, when Haipei Shue arrived in the United States as a student, he recalls receiving the warmest of welcomes. He was a graduate student in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Kurt Streeter

LYNDEN, Wash. — On a sweltering afternoon in the summer of 2020, Amsa Burke climbed atop a cement picnic table and shared a truth that she had long held close. “Racism happens, even in a small Christian town,” she told dozens of demonstrators who had gathered to march for racial justice in Lynden, Whatcom County, a predominantly white, rural community. “I have experienced it myself.”A palpable tension hung in the air.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kurt Streeter

It was the summer of 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Lynden, Wash., a small town known for its politeness, continues to grapple with what happened. In downtown Lynden, Wash., a windmill nods to the area's Dutch heritage. Credit... Grant Hindsley for The New York Times Image But Ms. Burke also saw a fired-up crowd of counterprotesters. They were angry. They were armed. She felt they exuded rage as they waved Trump signs and American flags.