UNC student named Marshall Scholar

Posted Nov 29, 2015
James Williams was 14 years old when he first ventured out of his hometown of North Andover, Massachusetts and halfway across the globe to China. To the high school sophomore, the Asian country was shrouded in mystery. But its language and culture immediately left a lasting mark on him. (UNC.edu)

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