The fifth highest grossing film of all time at a staggering $1.2 billion since its…
Author: Maya Yang
Maya Yang is a third-year student, double-majoring in English and Political Science. Born and raised in Abu Dhabi before moving to Los Angeles for college, she is particularly interested in the political and social affairs of the Middle East and its relations with the West. She is a Peer Learning Supervisor at the Undergraduate Writing Center and enjoys sampling different types of oatmeal, music-surfing, and occasionally finds herself in 'third-culture kid' identity crises that never seem to go away.
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JASTA: A Tragedy of American Hypocrisy, Sovereign Immunity, and International Relations
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