Rebecca Frost '11
Abortion in Japanese Buddhism
The abortion debate in this country is a heated
one, but in Japan the case is much different. Buddhism
there has evolved to include special rituals for women
dealing with abortion or miscarriage. These practices are
immensely beneficial to the women who utilize them.
This paper looks at how these rituals are practiced in
contemporary Japan, how they developed, and how they
benefit women. It also covers modern thinking about
abortion, including why it is prevalent in Japan and how
the Japanese practices could be applied to help all
women.
Sharon Kemmerer '11
Korean Students: Campus Integration and Intercultural Competency
Due to linguistic and cultural barriers,
international students often have a difficult time becoming
fully integrated on U.S. campuses, particularly terms of
developing meaningful
relationships with
American students.
Mary Baldwin has long
welcomed international
students into her
academic programs,
and in the 2010-11
school year, these
included nine Korean
students from
Sungshin University. This study explored barriers that this
group, currently the largest international cohort at the
college, faced while attending Mary Baldwin. Utilizing
interviews from these Korean students, this study
analyzed sociolinguistic, intrapersonal communication, and
cultural barriers and ways to overcome them.
Kellie Warner '90
Library of Congress: Japan: A Country Study
(Chapter: The Character and Structure of the Economy) Co-Authored with Dr. Métraux and published in 1992.
