Alana Ballagh is an incoming graduate student in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley pursuing an MS in Energy and Resources, and a Young Professional at the East-West Center in Washington. Previously, she was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Vientiane, Laos, and Southeast Asia program intern with the Stimson Center. She received a BA in Environmental Studies and Political Science from Swarthmore College.
Sam Tran is a Young Professional Program participant at the East-West Center in Washington and recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a B.A. in Political Science. He previously interned with the US-Asia Institute and worked as a research assistant the UMass Amherst Poll. His research interests include Saigon's architecture and history, Vietnamese music, and legislatures.
