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#Humans of CFPR<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t
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The Fertility Shift: An interview with Professor Wei-Jun Jean Yeung<\/a><\/h4>

Prof Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Director of Social Sciences at A*STAR, Founding Director of NUS CFPR, Inaugural President of the Population Association of Singapore (PAS), Principal Investigator of SG-LEADS<\/p>\n\t\t

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“Research is Both a Way of Seeking Answers and a Privilege.”<\/a><\/h4>

Dr Xinyi Chen, Former CFPR Research Scholar<\/p>\n\t\t

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Believe in Your Efforts – They Will Bloom<\/a><\/h4>

Dr. Li Nanxun, Former CFPR Research Scholar<\/p>\n\t\t

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“Learning\u00a0to Be an Academic Through Unexpected Turns.”<\/a><\/h4>

Dr Dahye Kim, Former CFPR Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\nRead Story<\/a>Read Story<\/a>Read Story<\/a>\n\t\t

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“From Xi’an to Academia: A Journey of Curiosity”<\/a><\/h4>

A\/P Gao Jie, CFPR Steering Committee Member<\/p>\n\t\t

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“I Fell in Love With How Sociology Offered a Lens to Understand The World Comprehensively”<\/a><\/h4>

Hong Ning, CFPR NSWS Research Assistant<\/p>\n\t\t

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An Inadvertent Scholar: Professor James Raymo’s Journey from Osaka to Demography<\/a><\/h4>

Professor James Raymo, Sociology, Henry Wendt III ’55 Professor of East Asian Studies, Princeton University<\/p>\nRead Story<\/a>Read Story<\/a>Read Story<\/a>\n\t\t

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“A pivotal moment that 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.”<\/h4>

Ms Syed Rabia, Senior Executive of CFPR<\/p>\n\t\t

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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”<\/h4>

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<\/p>\nRead Story<\/a>Read Story<\/a>\n\t\t

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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:<\/h4>

Dr Ko Pei-Chun, Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University, CFPR Alumni<\/p>\n\t\t

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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”<\/h4>

Dr Hu Shu, Head of Sociology Programme, Singapore University of Social Sciences, CFPR Alumni<\/p>\n\t\t

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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”<\/h4>

Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, CFPR Steering Committee Member<\/p>\nRead Story<\/a>Read Story<\/a>Read Story<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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