Pamela N. Phan – CAUPD, Shenzhen

I am a first year MURP candidate (2014) specializing in Community Economic Development. I’m looking forward to learning about how local and neighborhood development changes overtime and adjusts to the needs of residents, such as jobs, housing and affordability, entrepreneurship and daily commercial services, as well as access to human services, transportation and recreation, particularly in the the context of rapid growth. I am also excited to participate in Chinese public involvement process, and find out the ways in which community experiences can influence development and service provision decisions. My international experiences include work with local communities in Puerto Rico, Rwanda, India, and Brazil to advance organizing capacity to address the impacts of colonization, militarization, and neo-liberal policies.