Hugo Passarello Luna, who I studied with at UBC, was just awarded the Daniel Pearl journalism prize by the Wall Street Journal and Sciences Po Paris.
His article “In a Buenos Aires slum, dreaming of Paris” is about a teenage soccer team in a Buenos Aires slum, and their aspiration to participate in the homeless World Cup in Paris.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.
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Thank for the inspiring story, and in particular the use of a team sport to build a sense of sense-esteem and community. As the author writes, “For her (the coach of the team) what really matters is not the game but that the girls develop a sense of community” .