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Published on: 2/28/2006
Last Visited: 11/11/2007
Charles Chang
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Charles is a linguistics concentrator at Harvard University, where next year he will write a thesis on aspects of loanword and second language phonology to complete a joint BA/MA degree.He spent the summer before his senior year taking a tour of Korea to promote a book he contributed to on the American educational system and then directing Summer MIHNUET, a student group bringing live music and high spirits into hospitals and nursing homes in the Greater Boston Area.A Harvard Stride Rite Community Service Scholar and NACA Regional Council Student Leader, Charles co-directs term-time MIHNUET, acts as a program chair of a mentorship and skill-building organization for Cambridge teens, teaches ESL in immigrant adult communities, and serves as a counselor for grade-school children in the Roxbury area.An avid figure skating fan, he also volunteers as a committee member of An Evening With Champions, the national skating show raising funds for children's cancer research.After graduation, Charles intends to pursue a PhD in linguistics and a career that will allow him to combine his passions for community work, education, and language.