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What readers are saying at brownalumnimagazine.com.

Last year’s devastating earthquake triggered an international relief effort aimed at Haiti. As the world’s attention has shifted to other crises in other parts of the world, writer Edwidge Danticat ’93 MFA has spent the past twelve months pulling it back to her native country. Her tool has been the most powerful one she could find: her pen.

Tyranny Has a Witness

Meet the man behind Human Rights Watch: Kenneth Roth ’77, who has been leading the group for nearly two decades.

Africa

In December, Brown sponsored the second annual Achebe Colloquium on Africa, a gathering of scholars and diplomats organized by Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe.

Get Crazy

What words of wisdom would you give to today’s Brown students?

Beltway Alums

A guide to Brunonians embedded in the offices of the Obama administration.

Valerie Plame: The Movie

Producer and director Doug Liman '88, left, turns to the true story of CIA agent Valerie Plame, who was famously outed by the Bush Administration.

Love Lives

A reporter writes about nine unlikely romances that began on the streets of New York City.

Fresh Ink

Going for Tears

Songwriter David Yazbek resisted Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Then he tapped into the characters’ emotions.

Music

Deb Talan '90 and her husband, Steve Tannen, have been building a fan base as the pop duo the Weepies while raising a family and writing music at home.

On Stage

Katharine Powell '99, left, plays in Amy Herzog's drama After the Revolution at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.

Bobby Jindal’s Pitch

The Republican Governor’s new book shows a sharp public-policy thinker trying to appeal to his party’s Palinesque base.

Keeping Tradition

For Christina Des Vaux ’06, business can be the way to save a culture.

Frames & Boxes

John Feidelson ’78 makes objects partially rooted in his independent concentration at Brown.

A Little Insane

Justin Metcalfe ’95 makes doorknobs with soul.

Old World Online

After the economy tanked, Julia Berger ’91 revised her business plan.

Good Giving

Want to support fellow alumni while shopping for that perfect gift? The BAM’s fourth annual holiday gift guide celebrates the imagination and craftsmanship of Brown alums. This year we tell the stories of four of the people behind the products. They’re artisans and entrepreneurs out to make a profit and preserve old customs.