{"id":1530,"date":"2012-06-14T22:56:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T02:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulanuarchive.kulanu.org\/?p=1530"},"modified":"2019-04-08T10:46:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:46:55","slug":"chinese-and-ugandan-young-adults-to-participate-in-bci-summer-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/chinese-and-ugandan-young-adults-to-participate-in-bci-summer-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese and Ugandan Young Adults to Participate in BCI Summer Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month, three young adults from Kulanu\u2019s overseas communities will be delving into Jewish learning, culture, and community, and meeting other Jews from around the world at the Brandeis Collegiate Institute\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bci.ajula.edu\/Default.aspx?id=1743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summer program<\/a>. BCI, considered \u201ca laboratory for living Judaism,\u201d is offered for Jewish people of all backgrounds, ages 18 to 26.\u00a0<em>Mazal Tov<\/em>\u00a0to Susan from Uganda, and Yeheng and Jiaxin from China, on being accepted into this intensive experience! This summer will surely have a powerful impact on these emerging leaders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Susan Nambi of Uganda. Photo by Lorne Mallin\" src=\"http:\/\/content.delivra.com\/etapcontent\/\/KulanuInc\/Susan%20Nambi%20by%20Lorne%20Mallin%202009-2.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Nambi of Uganda. Photo by Lorne Mallin\" width=\"132\" height=\"160\" align=\"right\" \/>Susan Shoshannah Nambi, 23, is from the Abayudaya community of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/abayudaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uganda<\/a>, and attended the Abayudaya primary and secondary schools supported by Kulanu. She recently graduated from Kampala International University with a BA in business\/finance and now works as an administrator at the Tobin Health Center near Mbale. In addition, Susan is the proud mother of 3-year-old daughter Emunah.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Yeheng and Wang Jiaxin of China. Photos by Kaifeng community members, 2012.\" src=\"http:\/\/content.delivra.com\/etapcontent\/\/KulanuInc\/BCI%20Candidates%20from%20Kaifeng.jpg\" alt=\"You Yeheng and Wang Jiaxin of China. Photos by Kaifeng community members, 2012.\" width=\"239\" height=\"174\" align=\"left\" \/>You Yeheng (left), 22, and Wang Jiaxin (right), 21, just arrived early this morning from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/china\/#kaifeng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaifeng<\/a>, China, where they are involved in the Beit HaTikvah School supported by Kulanu. The two will first spend a weekend at the Jewish Multi-Racial Network\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/2012\/02\/register-for-the-2012-jmn-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual Retreat<\/a>\u00a0in Pennsylvania before traveling to California for the month-long BCI program. After that, they will both volunteer as counselors at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newman.urjcamps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Newman<\/a>, a Reform Jewish camp in Santa Rosa, CA. Jiaxin flies back to China after Camp Newman, while Yeheng heads to Congregation Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim in Silver Spring, MD, for a one-month internship in early childhood care before she returns home to Kaifeng.<\/p>\n<p>I am so happy this opportunity became a reality for Susan, Yeheng and Jiaxin \u2014 this is the first time Kulanu has sponsored participants in this program, and I can\u2019t wait to see what will develop after such an incredible journey! The Brandeis Collegiate Institute is located near Los Angeles, CA, and the summer immersion program runs from June 19 to July 15, 2012. See their website for more:\u00a0<a title=\"ajula\" href=\"http:\/\/bci.ajula.edu\/Default.aspx?id=1740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bci.ajula.edu\/default.<wbr \/>aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, three young adults from Kulanu\u2019s overseas communities will be delving into Jewish learning, culture, and community, and meeting <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chinese and Ugandan Young Adults to Participate in BCI Summer Program - Kulanu<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This month, three young adults from Kulanu\u2019s overseas communities will be delving into Jewish learning, culture, and community, and meeting other Jews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/chinese-and-ugandan-young-adults-to-participate-in-bci-summer-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chinese and Ugandan Young Adults to Participate in BCI Summer Program - 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