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      • Kenji’s Album (1959 - 1962)
      • Kenji’s Album (1963 - 1964)
      • Furuya Miscellaneous Vol 1
      • Furuya Miscellaneous Vol 2
      • Furuya Miscellaneous Vol 3
      • Furuya Miscellaneous Vol 4
      • Furuya Miscellaneous Vol 5 (Polaroid)
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      • Furuya Miscellaneous Vol 7 (Mounted Slides)
      • Furuya Miscellaneous Vol 8 (Passport Photos)
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    • Kabeya >
      • Michiaki Childhood
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Writing

Climate Change Has Whooping Cranes Starting Their Spring Migration Earlier

Published on Audubon.org
October 5, 2017
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Warmer temperatures mean Whooping Cranes migrate north earlier, and south later, between the Gulf Coast and Canadian breeding grounds.
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​We Finally Know How Bright Lights Affect Birds Flying at Night

Published on Audubon.org
October 3, 2017
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A new study, based at New York City's 9/11 tribute, shows that artificial lights lure birds from their migratory routes.
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Department of the interior seeks to conduct seismic study in arctic refuge

Published on Audubon.org
September 28, 2017


The administration is quietly making moves to drill for oil in the vital habitat, putting birds, caribou, and other wildlife in danger.
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Without Federal Help, Local Efforts Add Up In the Climate Fight

Published on Audubon.org
September 21, 2017
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Environmentalists from around the world were collectively dismayed on June 1, 2017 when President Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced that he’d withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement...
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1940s 'Safe Spaces': The Man Who Tried to Save His Students From Internment

Published on OZY
July 24, 2017


​Berkeley’s Daily Gazette didn’t publish Sunday editions. So on Monday, December 8, 1941, area residents found something interesting in their newspapers. For the first time in years, the Gazette offered an extra section — one detailing the enormity of what had happened the day before: Japan attacked Pearl Harbor...
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The New Sushi In Town

Submitted for Magazine Writing class
March 9, 2017

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When the Daily Northwestern broke the news on Facebook that the fusion restaurant Sushi Burrito would open in Evanston in April, many Northwestern University students typed out their excitement. However, some people didn’t share the enthusiasm for the news. “In American culture, the sushi is already bastardized so much,” says Diana Fu, a Northwestern junior.
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Say It Right

Published on North by Northwestern
March 6, 2017

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Furuya. Not with a soft “R” like ribbon, but with a rolled “R” almost like an “L.” There’s no trick in the vowels; it’s pronounced just how it looks and almost rhymes with “Tutu, yeah.” As simple as it is to me, my last name has always been challenging for people to pronounce...
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What is PrEP?

Submitted for class project; Third Place in the 2017 AEJMC Magazine Contest Investigation and Analysis Category
March 16, 2017

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It’s another busy day at the Uptown Neighborhood Health Center, located on 845 W Wilson, Chicago. Clients wait in long lines, parts of the building are under construction and receptionists are answering calls on every floor. Leticia Sustaita seems to float past the chaos to her clinic, nestled in a small corner of the health center...
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Ageing of Population and Challenges of Caring of Elderly Patients, Including Palliative Care Services

Co-authored with Esai Orozco
​Final report for the Northwestern International Development Program in Mexico City, under the supervision of Physician Martha de la Torre
​August 8, 2016


Our research objectives for the project were to perform a situational analysis at the Casa de Acogida Hermanas del Buen Samaritano. At the clinic in Malinalco, we were to assess the different types of patients admitted, assess the prevalence of symptoms and pain in the patients, and identify specific obstacles that health care providers face. By doing this, it provides the framework for future improvements in palliative care services not only at this Malinalco clinic but elsewhere as well.


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