By Natanya Faitelson Edited by Tiffany Huang With the holiday season ending and the New Year approaching, 2020 has certainly been a year that no one expected. COVID-19 shook the world and the pandemic demonstrated the importance and need for global empathy more than ever before. Not only were people feeling isolated and separated due […]
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Giving Tuesday: Contribute to your global community today!
By Tiffany Huang Giving Tuesday is a holiday for us to invest our resources into the causes and people we deeply care about. We at the Global Lives Project believe that investing in global empathy during these difficult times is one of the utmost importance in building the world we want to see in the […]
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Thinking About Gig Workers During COVID-19
By Nicole Lee COVID-19 is affecting millions of people. Not only are people’s health at risk, but many workers have additional worries about whether or not they will be able to provide for their families. Gig workers are people who provide transportation, make deliveries, shop for supplies, and carry out many more jobs. Many of […]
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Remote Learning During COVID-19
By Austin Hoang Social Media Project Manager The new normal is not easy. The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted everyday lives all over the world, especially the student learning environment. Students face many challenges when learning remotely from home. These hurdles include, but are not limited to: technology issues, computer eye fatigue, and difficulty staying engaged in […]
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How COVID-19 Impacts People with Disabilities
By Austin Hoang Global Lives Project Intern The COVID-19 pandemic, more colloquially known as coronavirus, affects the lives of almost everyone on Earth. The increase in acts of racism towards Asian people since the beginning of the pandemic, as well as the recent focus on the Black Lives Matter movement, compels us to reconsider how […]
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Lives in Transit: 24 hours of Pierre’s life
By Taylor Hines Edited by Tiffany Huang Global Lives Project Intern Along the St. Lawrence River you’ll find Pierre Vallée, at the head of a ship, navigating through the night. The Lives in Transit series, presented by The Global Lives Project, showcases raw footage from the daily lives of individuals whose occupations involve moving people […]
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Working to Support Black Lives Matter Through Empathy and Representation
By Asa Ackerly Global Lives Project Intern The Global Lives Project is unequivocal in its support for the Black Lives Matter movement. We stand alongside the millions of protesters across the globe who call attention to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah Mclain, and far too many others. We too demand the destruction […]
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Rinzin Norbu Lama (1986-2020)
Rinzin was the videographer and producer of “Mingmar,” a 24-hour shoot from our Lives in Transit series. In Mingmar, Rinzin tells the story in one day of living in a subsistence economy in a remote village in the mountains of Nepal with a dangerous and difficult path to obtaining currency for purchasing outside goods. My […]
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Global Lives Project : Through the Years
By Fiona Nguyen At Global Lives Project, we are honored to have talented and empathetic individuals who are devoted to working on our mission. There are two programs at University of California, Berkeley called “URAP” and “ACES” that offer students the opportunity to be part of our project and grow with us through the years. […]
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COVID-19: Why we need global empathy now more than ever
By Austin Hoang Global Lives Project Intern The highly contagious COVID-19 disease, more colloquially known as coronavirus, is spreading throughout the world like a raging wildfire, leaving behind more than 1.9 million confirmed cases and 119,000 deaths as of April 13, 2020. Not only is the pandemic causing tremendous economic fallout and disrupting our daily […]
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