Meet the Student: Lauren Vallace

Lauren Vallace, originally from Wilmette, Illinois, is a senior at Notre Dame majoring in Economics with minors in Real Estate and Chinese. Lauren decided to engage in the Approaching Asia course in order to learn the economic, political and social dynamics of Asia and gain an increased global perspective. At a young age, Lauren lived in Hong Kong for five years and fell in love with the city. Given the current crisis happening in Hong Kong due to increasing interference from the Chinese Communist Party, Lauren chose to write her paper discussing the social implications of this matter, and give light to what may be the future of Hong Kong.