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/THE NEXT AMERICANS/
FEATURES
BEYOND THE WALL
With the immigration debate stuck in stalemate,
Pomona alumni offer possible ways forward:
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1.OPEN THE GATES... AGAIN / BY JOEL NEWMAN ’89
2. EXPAND THE DREAM / BY WILL PEREZ ’97
3. SECURE THE BORDER FIRST / BY JOERG KNIPPRATH ’73
4. AVOID THE GUEST WORKER TRAP / BY CONOR FRIEDERSDORF ’02
OROZCO AT THE BORDER
The Mexican muralist who painted Prometheus suffered
more than his share of indignities at the border. / BY AGUSTIN GURZA
IMMIGRANT STORIES
For five young Sagehens, immigrant pasts
have launched present-day career paths.
AMY MOTLAGH ’98: REVOLUTION & REDEMPTION
ALDO RAMIREZ ’00: MIGRANT TO MENTOR
PETER WERMUTH ’00: AMBASSADOR OF BASEBALL
JOE NGUYEN ’05: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...
ANBINH PHAN ’01: CREATIVE EMPATHY
TO SHINE IN THE WEST
Fong Sec, Pomona’s first Chinese immigrant student,
faced abuse in the U.S. but overcame it all. / BY VANESSA HUA
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DEPARTMENTS
Stray Thoughts 4
Letter Box 6
POMONA TODAY 8
Pomoniana 10
Sports 13
LIVES OF THE MIND 41
Bookshelf 41
Class Acts 44
Daring Minds 46
ALUMNI VOICES 48
Alumni News 50
Class Notes 52
Births/Adoptions 59
Obituaries 59
Mind Games 64
Pomona Blue 64
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ON THE COVER
Elvira Rodriguez becomes a citizen
at a ceremony in Dallas attended by
John ’64 and Diane Eckstein.
Story on page 1. Photo by Irwin Thompson