ChatGPT created this image based on the story below. Here's the backstory to this story and song. It all started when Anna Esaki-Smith posted an article she had written for Forbes titled International Student Numbers Generally Down At U.S. Colleges This Fall on LinkedIn. Here's her message introducing the article: No surprise to see a … Continue reading A Scoop of Fairness
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
Message from Vietnam – Seeking Your Perspective on the Genocide in Gaza
Study Israel booth at the 2025 NAFSA annual conference. (Photo by MAA) Here's an email I sent last week to nine Israeli colleagues who attended the 2025 NAFSA annual conference in San Diego, including some as representatives of the Study in Israel booth in the expo hall. Can you guess how many have responded? 😉 … Continue reading Message from Vietnam – Seeking Your Perspective on the Genocide in Gaza
“No warning shots. No hesitation. Just deadly force—like our lives are disposable.”
No warning shots. No hesitation. Just deadly force—like our lives are disposable. The Abu Shaban family thought they had survived the genocide. Thought they could finally go see what was left of their home in Al Zaytoun. Instead, Israel bombed their vehicle. Seven children—all under the age of 13. Their mother. Their father. Their aunt. … Continue reading “No warning shots. No hesitation. Just deadly force—like our lives are disposable.”
Stephen Miller’s Cousin Has Something To Say…
I think it's time to upload this post for millions of subscribers (ok, a few hundred 😉) because I see it's gaining traction. Thanks to Rebecca Solnit for reposting this on her Facebook page. It's a July 18, 2025, post by Alisa Kasmer, Stephen Miller's cousin. Yes, THAT Stephen Miller, whom Gavin Newsom dubbed "Submissive … Continue reading Stephen Miller’s Cousin Has Something To Say…
Still Standing
A beautiful blue sky with puffy clouds juxtaposed against this barren urban landscape created by Israel with US and other weapons. This is a spoken word version of a LinkedIn post by Hani Almadhoun, senior director of philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen. (Please consider making a donation to both organizations, both of … Continue reading Still Standing
Voice Beyond the Night
This song is dedicated to the memory of Saleh Al-Jafarawi, a 28-year-old Palestinian journalist who was killed on 12 October 2025 by members of an Israel-linked "militia" fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. (Two versions of Voice Beyond the Night are linked below.) May Saleh al-Jafarawi (صالح الجعفراوي) rest in peace and … Continue reading Voice Beyond the Night
Work rights for foreign students in Vietnam ‘sends strong signal’
Proposal could help international students assimilate better into society, but low pay and potential for abuse need to be addressed, say experts Published on October 12, 2025 (Times Higher Education) Reporter: Tash Mosheim Twitter: @tashmosheim tash.mosheim@timeshighereducation.com MAA: Here's the latest THE article in which I am quoted. Below are the answers to the reporter's questions, some of … Continue reading Work rights for foreign students in Vietnam ‘sends strong signal’
These Beautiful Flames
Here's one of the latest results of my ongoing experimentation with AI. This is DeepSeek's upbeat version of a song about the US as a metaphorical dumpster fire that I promised to share with you in this 10 October 2025 blog post, The USA as a Metaphorical Dumpster Fire. It's not bad, but it's not … Continue reading These Beautiful Flames
The USA as a Metaphorical Dumpster Fire
Gemini created this straightforward image in response to the following prompt: Create an image of a dumpster fire and a U.S. flag. If I were to edit this image, part of the flag would be on fire to make the image less literal and more symbolic. I asked ChatGPT to create an image based on this … Continue reading The USA as a Metaphorical Dumpster Fire
“I Didn’t Think Anybody Could Be That Evil.”
This image was created by ChatGPT based on the transcript. This is a 1 October 2025 Al Jazeera interview with former U.S. soldier Anthony Aguilar, who spent several months in Gaza during the genocide. He thought he was going to help deliver aid to Palestinians being starved by Israel, but as he tells Dena Takruri, … Continue reading “I Didn’t Think Anybody Could Be That Evil.”
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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