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'''Princeton in Asia''' ('''PiA''') is a nonprofit organization that helps |
'''Princeton in Asia''' ('''PiA''') is a nonprofit organization that helps young professionals [[Graduation|graduates]] obtain yearlong jobs with educational institutions, businesses, media organizations, and [[NGO]]s throughout [[Asia]]. It is among the better-known organizations of its kind; the ''[[New York Times]]'' has characterized it as being similar to programs such as the [[JET Program|Japan Exchange and Teaching program]], the [[Peace Corps]], and [[WorldTeach]].<ref> |
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{{Citation | last = Chura | first = Hillary | title = A Year Abroad (or 3) as a Career Move | newspaper = [[New York Times]] | pages = C5 | date = 2006-02-25 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/25/business/worldbusiness/25abroad.html}}</ref> PiA is an independent affiliate of [[Princeton University]],<ref name=honan>{{Citation | last = Honan | first = William H. |author-link=William H. Honan | title = Universities Again Involved In Joint Ventures in China | newspaper = [[New York Times]] | pages = B14 | date = 1998-12-02 }}</ref> and only about a third of the PiA fellows in recent years have been Princeton alumni. |
{{Citation | last = Chura | first = Hillary | title = A Year Abroad (or 3) as a Career Move | newspaper = [[New York Times]] | pages = C5 | date = 2006-02-25 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/25/business/worldbusiness/25abroad.html}}</ref> PiA is an independent affiliate of [[Princeton University]],<ref name=honan>{{Citation | last = Honan | first = William H. |author-link=William H. Honan | title = Universities Again Involved In Joint Ventures in China | newspaper = [[New York Times]] | pages = B14 | date = 1998-12-02 }}</ref> and only about a third of the PiA fellows in recent years have been Princeton alumni. Acceptance rate for the Princeton in Asia program hovers around 10%, making in a competitive application process.<ref>{{Citation | title = What are my chances of receiving a fellowship offer? | url = https://piaweb.princeton.edu/faq#n114 |
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PiA's roots reach back to 1898, when a group of Princeton undergraduates founded "Princeton in Peking" in support of the [[YMCA]] in [[Beijing]]. Among the best known of the participants was [[Sidney D. Gamble]]. Its name was changed to the "Princeton-Yenching Foundation" in 1923. In 1949, [[China]] closed its doors to the organization, which turned its efforts towards other parts of Asia and renamed itself "Princeton in Asia" in 1955. (PiA has since reestablished a large presence in China.) PiA hired its first full-time executive director in 1970, and the organization grew dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{Citation | title = History of PiA | url = http://weblamp.princeton.edu/~pia/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=66 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061130011613/http://weblamp.princeton.edu/~pia/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=66 | archive-date = 2006-11-30 }}</ref> In 2015, PiA placed 142 fellows in nineteen countries, including Cambodia, China/Hong Kong, Timor-Leste, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.<ref>{{Citation | title = About Us - Princeton in Asia | url = http://piaweb.princeton.edu/about-us | access-date = 13 September 2011 }}</ref> |
PiA's roots reach back to 1898, when a group of Princeton undergraduates founded "Princeton in Peking" in support of the [[YMCA]] in [[Beijing]]. Among the best known of the participants was [[Sidney D. Gamble]]. Its name was changed to the "Princeton-Yenching Foundation" in 1923. In 1949, [[China]] closed its doors to the organization, which turned its efforts towards other parts of Asia and renamed itself "Princeton in Asia" in 1955. (PiA has since reestablished a large presence in China.) PiA hired its first full-time executive director in 1970, and the organization grew dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{Citation | title = History of PiA | url = http://weblamp.princeton.edu/~pia/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=66 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061130011613/http://weblamp.princeton.edu/~pia/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=66 | archive-date = 2006-11-30 }}</ref> In 2015, PiA placed 142 fellows in nineteen countries, including Cambodia, China/Hong Kong, Timor-Leste, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.<ref>{{Citation | title = About Us - Princeton in Asia | url = http://piaweb.princeton.edu/about-us | access-date = 13 September 2011 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:25, 20 February 2023
Princeton in Asia (PiA) is a nonprofit organization that helps young professionals graduates obtain yearlong jobs with educational institutions, businesses, media organizations, and NGOs throughout Asia. It is among the better-known organizations of its kind; the New York Times has characterized it as being similar to programs such as the Japan Exchange and Teaching program, the Peace Corps, and WorldTeach.[1] PiA is an independent affiliate of Princeton University,[2] and only about a third of the PiA fellows in recent years have been Princeton alumni. Acceptance rate for the Princeton in Asia program hovers around 10%, making in a competitive application process.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). In 2015, PiA placed 142 fellows in nineteen countries, including Cambodia, China/Hong Kong, Timor-Leste, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[3]
Princeton-in-Asia is no longer a missionary organization, but as former PiA executive director Carrie Gordon remarked in 1998, "our mission statement written in 1911 hasn't changed."[2] In 2021, the spirit of the mission remains the same, though it has been updated to the following:
"PiA fosters mutual appreciation and cross-cultural understanding between the United States and Asia through immersive work fellowships in host organizations and communities. "
Summer of Service
Summer of Service ("SOS") is an annual English immersion program held during the summer at the Normal College of Jishou University in Jishou, Hunan, China. It was founded by a Princeton student, Rory Truex, in 2005 and is sponsored by Princeton in Asia.
References
- ^ Chura, Hillary (2006-02-25), "A Year Abroad (or 3) as a Career Move", New York Times, pp. C5
- ^ a b Honan, William H. (1998-12-02), "Universities Again Involved In Joint Ventures in China", New York Times, pp. B14
- ^ About Us - Princeton in Asia, retrieved 13 September 2011
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