Humans of CFPR
"I fell in love with how sociology offered a lens to understand the world comprehensively"
Hong Ning, CFPR NSWS Research Assistant
An Inadvertent Scholar: Professor James Raymo's Journey from Osaka to Demography
Professor James Raymo, Sociology, Henry Wendt III '55 Professor of East Asian Studies, Princeton University
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"A pivotal momentthat shaped my perspective was the premature birth of my daughter. Her early arrival not only showcased her resilience but also unveiled the depth of my own."
Ms Syed Rabia, Senior Executive of CFPR
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“The world is so vast, and when you travel, you would realize that there isn’t just one type of system or a singular way of thinking, anything is possible”
Associate Professor Thang Leng Leng, Head of Department of Japanese Studies, Co-Director of Next Age Institute, Former Deputy Director of CFPR and current CFPR Research Associate
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"I was mainly raised by my grandparents and have always felt that people looked at me differently whenever I mentioned that I was a single-parent child:
Dr Ko Pei-Chun, Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University, CFPR Alumni
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"Another generation later, I would become the first in my generation on both sides of my very large extended family to go to university and graduate school"
Dr Hu Shu, Head of Sociology Programme, Singapore University of Social Sciences, CFPR Alumni
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"While my work has been be enjoyable and rewarding, I did face challenges in balancing it with family life and community involvement"
Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, CFPR Steering Committee Member