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Abstract: In her oral history, Margot discusses her family background and their influence on her choice of college and her major. She describes her nerve-wracking first day at Brown; her best and worst memories as an undergraduate; the Chinese and Asian history departments at Brown; her extracurricular activities, including work at the Rape Crisis Center the Sarah Doyle Women's Center, and Hillel activities; and the social activities she attended. In Part 2, Margot speaks about her mentors at Brown University including her thesis advisor Jerry Reader and Bruce Donovan, faculty fellow; feminism; her search for a job in China; her experiences as an American abroad in China in 1979; her first job upon her return in union support at Columbia University and her studies there. She ends the interview with a brief discussion of her wishes for her future.
Note: biographical/historical (displayLabel="Class year"): 1978
Note: Biographical/historical (displayLabel="Biographical note"): Margot Landman was born in Denver and grew in New York City, where she attended The Dalton School. After graduating from Brown in 1978 with a degree in Chinese language and history. Ms. Landman was among the first Americans invited to teach in China after diplomatic recognition (1979-81). She stayed in China for a third year to continue her Chinese language study and to work at the newly established CBS News bureau in Beijing. Upon her return to the United States, she began working in educational and arts exchange between the U.S. and China (1983-86). She received her master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University. Margot Landman joined the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in June 2002. Previously, she directed the Teachers Exchange Program from the American Council of Learned Societies, was Assistant Director of the East Asian Institute at Columbia University (1992-95), Associate Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard University (1991-92), and Program Coordinator for the Committee on Legal Education Exchange with China, based at Columbia Law School (1987-1991).
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Genre (aat) (authorityURI="http://vocab.getty.edy/aat/", valueURI="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300202595"): oral histories (literary works)