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Posted by: Margaret Wood
This week’s interview is with Anne Guha, an intern with the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Boston and grew up in various places all along the East Coast. I spent most of my childhood in New York City, North Carolina, and Florida, finishing high …
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Posted by: Kurt Carroll
This week’s interview is with Jennifer Davis, a collection specialist and supervisor of the technical services librarians in our Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am from Baltimore, and I grew up mainly in Maryland, but all my family and friends are from different cultures, so I grew …
Posted in: Collections, Interview
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This week’s interview is with Eduardo Soares, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress who covers Brazil and Portuguese speaking jurisdictions. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I started working at a law firm after entering high school, which most likely influenced me to pursue a …
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Margaret Wood
This week’s interview is with Janice Hyde, recently appointed as the first director of the Global Legal Collection Directorate. Describe your background. I was born in the same town (Catskill, N.Y.) and delivered by the same doctor as my mother. I was raised in Owego, New York, which is so remote from the “Big Apple” …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Interview
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Jennifer Gonzalez, a digital library technician in the Law Library’s new Digital Resources Division. Jennifer is helping to review our content and serves as a web editor. Describe your background I am a Floridian, born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Florida with my two younger sisters. My family still lives in Florida, …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following interview is with Sojin Park. Sojin is currently working as an intern in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background I am a Seoulite, born and raised in Seoul, a city of great charm and the capital of South Korea. My parents have always been very supportive of what my …
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
This week’s interview is with Gabriel Balayan, the Law Library’s first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. Describe your background I was born in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan, and spent my childhood there. I am very proud to be from Armenia, part of one of the world’s ancient nations, and the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
This week’s interview is with Nicolas Boring, Foreign Law Specialist at the Law Library of Congress, who covers France and other French-speaking countries. Nicolas has recently been hired and we wish him “Bienvenue à bord” (welcome on board). Describe your background I am half French and half American. I mostly grew up in France, in the suburbs of Paris …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following interview is with Bing Jia. Bing is currently working as an intern in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. Apart from some brief moves, I spent my childhood in Liaocheng, a historical and cultural city in Northern China. The Old Town — which is shaded from the summer heat …
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Interview