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Published: December 2013

For 22 years, the Office of International Students and Scholars has matched students from abroad with faculty and staff who’ve volunteered a place at their Thanksgiving table. This year, @BC collected snapshots.


In Weston, Massachusetts, Anne Miller, a manager in Information Technology Services, with Ruijun Qin, a graduate student in accounting.


In Dedham, Massachusetts, Fouad Freiha, a programmer analyst in Information Technology Services (seated, center), with his parents Zeina and Chaouki (far left and right), and, from left, Xiyue (Christina) Wang ’17, Xinyan (Lola) Hu, a graduate student in educational leadership, and Yiyuan (Iris) Pan, a graduate student in special education.


In Brighton, Massachusetts, from left, JoAnn Lopez, a scholarships assistant in the Office of International Programs, Han (Anna) Wang, a graduate student in finance, and Lopez’s housemates, School of Theology and Ministry graduate students Liz Detwiler and Megan Loumagne, and Craig Ford, a graduate student in theology.


In Canton, Massachusetts, from left, Robert G. Fichman, professor of information services in the Carroll School of Management; his daughter Claire; Yajaun (Claire) Hou, a graduate student in education; son, Ryan; family friend Winnie Chen; daughter Kyra; sister-in-law Lynne Woodard-Harrington; mother-in-law, Vondell Harrington; Lansu (Sylvia) Wei, a graduate student in accounting; brother-in-law Woody Woodard-Harrington; and nephew Troy Woodard-Harrington.


In Wayland, Massachusetts, from left, Louis V. Gaglini, associate director for employer relations at the Career Center; Xiaolin (Shirlyn) Chang, a graduate student in accounting; Xiaohui (Bessie) Luo, a graduate student in accounting and finance; Wenxiao (Wendy) Sun, a graduate student in curriculum and instruction; and Ying Jiang, a graduate student in applied developmental and education psychology.


In Needham, Massachusetts, Michael Giso (third from left), a facilities supervisor at the Connors Center, with, from left, his son, Matthew; Wei Wei, a graduate student in applied developmental and education psychology; and Xiaozhen (Livia) Lu, a graduate student in school counseling.


In Brighton, Massachusetts, Maureen E. Kenny, dean of the Lynch School of Education, center, with Yian Mo ’17 (left) and Dongjin Xu ’17.


In Arlington, Massachusetts, Timothy Karcz, assistant director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice (top left, holding his son, Benjamin), with, clockwise from his left, Yue Guo, graduate student in administrative management; Guo’s spouse, Jiajia (Jane) Mo; wife, Jessica Sullivan; and daughter, Maya.

This feature was posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 and is filed under Slideshows.
With thanks to the faculty and staff, families and friends, for their photo submissions.


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