Sean Wang Zi-Ming

Sean Wang Zi-Ming

Sean Wang Zi-Ming is an undergraduate at Harvard College studying Comparative Literature and Environmental Science and Public Policy. Raised in Singapore’s multicultural tropics, he is interested in literary and artistic depictions of the natural world and how these span across cultures. He has worked with the Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks as a Plant Humanities Intern.

Watercolor illustration of Plumeria Acuminata commissioned by Scottish doctor and botanist William Roxburgh, late 18th century or early 19th century.

Plant of the Month

Plant of the Month: Frangipani

An ornamental plant whose white flowers hang over graveyards and temples in Southeast Asia presents complicated questions on national belonging and religious identity.

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Doing Math with Intellectual Humility

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Willie Mae Thornton Deserves Your Full Attention

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Politics & History

The Fourteenth Amendment: Annotated

Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution addresses citizenship rights, due process, and equal protection under the law.

Education & Society

Class Production

A collection of high school yearbooks from Cleveland captures the rise, fall, and uncertain future of the American middle class.

Education & Society

Intellectual Humility: Foundations and Key Concepts

Research about intellectual humility has exploded in the past decade. Psychologist Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso offers an annotated bibliography of key texts.