{"id":32715,"date":"2024-02-07T15:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/?p=32715"},"modified":"2024-02-07T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T21:04:43","slug":"mei-mei-long-wins-2024-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-peacemaker-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2024\/02\/07\/mei-mei-long-wins-2024-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-peacemaker-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Mei Mei Long wins 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-364x241.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-1000x662.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg-1280x847.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, Mei Mei Long, a graduate student in the Political Science<br>Department, for winning the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award.<br>The URI Chaplains Association and URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace<br>Studies recognized Mei Mei for many years of voluntary contribution to<br>humanitarian efforts, peace, and harmony in Rhode Island and the larger world.<\/p>\n<p>Mei Mei Long is a master\u2019s degree student studying International&nbsp;Relations with a<br>concentration in International Development in the Department of Political Science.<br>She completed her bachelor\u2019s in human development and Family Studies at URI.<br>She came to the United States when she was six years old. She said, \u201cit wasn&#8217;t easy to adjust,&#8221; because she did not speak English then. Not too long ago, Cambodia, her<br>home country, experienced genocide, and millions of the Cambodian population<br>lost their lives. She said, \u201cgrowing up, I heard about the unthinkable violence my<br>relatives and many people have experienced.\u201d From then on, she realized that our<br>world needs to change for betterment, and each individual has a responsibility.<br>She felt that often, political debates focus on the bigger picture and overlook the<br>power of community work that contributes to the growth of humanitarian efforts,<br>peace, and harmony. She volunteered at the Center for Southeast Asians, a non-<br>profit organization, for many years and have enjoyed learning about other cultures.<br>She initiated repaying kindness and spreading positivity from her home community<br>in Rhode Island to the larger world. As a first-generation college student, she hopes<br>to bring her leadership skills to a global level for peace and the common good.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"32736\" data-link=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2024\/02\/07\/mei-mei-long-wins-2024-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-peacemaker-award\/meimeilongjpg2-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-32736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-364x241.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-1000x662.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1-1280x848.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeilongjpg2-1.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"32737\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2024\/02\/07\/mei-mei-long-wins-2024-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-peacemaker-award\/meimeijpg\/\" class=\"wp-image-32737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/meimeijpg.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations, Mei Mei Long, a graduate student in the Political ScienceDepartment, for winning the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award.The URI Chaplains Association and URI Center for Nonviolence and PeaceStudies recognized Mei Mei for many years of voluntary contribution tohumanitarian efforts, peace, and harmony in Rhode Island and the larger world. 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