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Show Me the Money: Evaluating Jang Song-thaek's Search for Economic Cooperation in Beijing
By Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga | August 19, 2012 | No Comments
A Rough Interactive Visualization of Jang Song-tak's China Sojourn | Image: Adam Cathcart, via Tripline
Like a bunch of prospectors in a limitless frontier, SinoNK's staff are on the hunt: we want more nuggets of information about the recently-concluded visit of North Korean leader Jang Song-taek to China. Thus, we are on the move, and sifting through the streams: Your present editor is staying in a small hotel with a big North Korean economic delegation in Dandong, Steven Denney (Assistant Editor) is reinstalled in Seoul, and Roger Cavazos (our intellectual sparkplug and Coordinator) is tracking the DPRK's Southeast Asia diplomacy in juxtaposition to the China visit. Analyst Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga is observing events in Beijing, and arrives with a fresh and well-documented piece for SinoNK. — Adam Cathcart, Editor-in-Chief
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Another week and another round of high-level meetings between Chinese and North Korean leaders is another strong sign that the two countries are trying to get their relationship back on track. Jang Song-thaek's six-day visit to Beijing this past week was hailed as "neighbors exploring cooperation" and signaled the further strengthening of economic ties between the two allies. It also indicated that the individuals at the center of power in Pyongyang — Jang is the North Korean Vice-Chairman of the National Defense Commission, and uncle of Kim Jong-un — are paying heed to signals from Beijing; his visit follows closely after International Liaison Department head Wang Jiarui's visit to Pyongyang from July 30 to August to meet with Kim Jong-un. Wang's visit had been the first foreign delegation to meet with Kim Jong-un and focused on economics as well, with the North Korean media actually timing the release of Kim's newest speech on economic policy to Wang's visit.[1]
Show Me the Money | The most important North Korean official to visit China since Kim Jong-il's death in December 2011, the public aspects of Jang's trip to Beijing focused mainly on economic cooperation. Jang began with a brisk round of talks with Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming at the inelegantly-titled Third Meeting of the Joint Steering Committee for Developing China-DPRK Two Economic Zones.[2]
Emphasizing unity and China's willing cooperation, the report released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce highlighted the numerous agreements signed by Chen and Jang. These agreements include "the establishment of the Management Committee of Rason Economic and Trade Zone and the Management Committee of the Hwanggumphyong and Wihwa Islands Economic Zone, and signed agreements on the establishment and operation of the Management Committee, economic and technical cooperation, agricultural cooperation, and power transmission, park construction and detailed planning in Rason Economic and Trade Zone."[3] The meeting attempted to dispel lingering doubt over China's commitment to the Hwanggumphyong and Wihwa Islands Economic Zone after state-run Global Times reported in June that Beijing was losing interest in the project.[4]
While sources indicate Beijing's interest in the Rason SEZ far outweighs their interest in the Islands Zone, the opposite is apparently true for the North and this high-profile treatment for the Islands Zone was surely appreciated by the North. However, there is no evidence yet of new concrete investment agreements for the Islands Zone even after the conclusion of Jang's trip.[5]
Jang Song Taek Meets Chen Deming in Beijing, August 14, 2012 | Image: PRC Ministry of Commerce
After Jang's meeting with Chen, Jang took the North Korean delegation to the northeast to finalize investment deals for the two zones. The delegation visited Jilin on August 14 to meet with Jilin Provincial Secretary Sun Zhengcai and visited Shenyang on August 15 to visit Liaoning Provincial Secretary Ji Wangmin, and wen to the border city of Dandong on August 16th. One investment forthcoming from the trip was the Changchun-based Yatai Group's agreement to build a construction materials complex in the Rason zone.[6] Jang also met with Wang Jiarui back in Beijing on August 17, again covering economic cooperation.[7]
Platitudes Galore | The highlight of Jang's trip was his separate meetings with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on August 17. President Hu was joined in the meeting by International Liaison Department head Wang Jiarui, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ren Zhangping, Minister of Finance Xie Xuren, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, Liaoning Provincial Secretary Ji Wangmin, Jilin Provincial Secretary Sun Zhengcai and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun. The public statement messaged the typical platitudes.[8]
Jang's meeting with Premier Wen focused much more on economics, with Wen laying the groundwork for the future development of the two countries' SEZs. Wen stated that "(1) to strengthen the two countries' governments' leadership in cooperation and planning, to improve law and regulations; (2) to encourage the active participation of the regions in question, to maintain close contacts and coordination; (3) to create good conditions for the role of market mechanisms, land, taxation etc.; (4) to encourage companies to invest, and to solve their practical problems and difficulties [鼓励企业投资,为他们解决实际问题和困难];[9] (5) to improve customs, quality control and other services to provide benefit for the cooperation."[10] Both meetings highlighted Jang's status as the leader of the 50-person delegation for Sino-North Korean Economic Development Zone United Guidance Commission; leaving no question his visit to China was all business.
These meetings on economics reflect the status of China-North Korea political ties—improving, but not great. Pyongyang knows it needs China's help to revive its lagging economy, but Kim Jong-un refuses to be seen as desperate. Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt revealed that Kim Jong-un has rebuffed Chinese invitations for a visit and other North Korean officials first visited Southeast Asian nations to solicit investment before sending Jang to Beijing.[11] Jang's visit to increase economic ties suggests Kim Jong-un is either not afraid to increase North Korea's already high-level of reliance on China, or Kim knows he doesn't have a choice given the current political climate in the South and United States as they both enter election season.
Jang's visit also underscores the recent foreign policy push by the new leadership. The visit to Beijing ties in with the upcoming talks between North Korea and Japan, slated to be held in Beijing on August 29.[12] These talks will be the first direct government-to-government talks in four years and shows Beijing is willing to play host again. While other locations could have been chosen for the upcoming talks with Japan, the selection of Beijing shows that China is still North Korea's liaison with the world and the power locus of Northeast Asia.
Two Suns in the Sky | The meetings did leave some unresolved questions for observers. First, why did Jang come before Kim Jong-un? The most likely answer is that Jang is laying the groundwork for the much-expected inaugural visit by the new leader. Another possibility is that Kim Jong-un refused to promise Beijing that the North would not conduct a third nuclear test. Xinhua carried a Japanese media report in early July that Kim Jong-un's upcoming visit was tied to Chinese demands that he disavow a new test.[13] However, these reports conflict with Kleine-Ahlbrandt's claim that Kim Jong-un was already invited multiple times by the Chinese. With the new report from Frank V. Pabian and Siegfried S. Hecker in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists that North Korea could conduct a test in as little as two weeks, China would surely be eager for this promise, but China's history of continuing relations in the face of North Korean tests suggests China's demands could only hold up for so long.[14] Another possibility, albeit unlikely, is that Kim Jong-un has yet to consolidate power enough to allow him to leave the power center of Pyongyang. However, the recent purge of Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho suggests that Kim's succession process is proceeding smoothly and his authority is not challenged.[15] Kim Jong-un's appearance on the heavily-armed islands on Korea's west coast on August 17, at the very least, was a suggestion by the North Korean state media that the young leader is very much in command and that US-ROK drills, if anything, will strengthen the country's political hierarchy.
Pimp My Ride: Where are the Limos? | Another small question is the choice of cars for the visit. Jang was escorted in a relatively low-key Cadillac with civilian license plates, whereas North Korean diplomats usually enjoy a more comfortable ride.[16] This could simply be a coincidence or a conscious effort by the Chinese side to show more fiscal restraint as the CCP enters into the home stretch for the run-up to the 18th Party Congress, expected to be held later this year and christen Xi Jinping as the new leader of China in a once-a-decade leadership change. The other possibility is that the large gathering of officials at the CCP's summer retreat in Beidaihe means all the Party's cars have left Beijing, leaving the North Korean leader with fewer choices than he might otherwise have had.
To Aid or Not to Aid? | Notably, while Wen Jiabao talked about guaranteeing the "people's livelihood" in North Korea, there were no new agreements for aid, even after the recent flooding in North Korea. Chinese media reported Jang expressed a desire for a $1 billion loan, which was reportedly discussed, but there were no public agreements.[17] The presence of the Minister of Finance Xie Xuren and Minister of Commerce Chen Deming during Jang's meeting with Hu support this report. The lack of aid or loan agreements could simply be a decision by the North to avoid dampening the positive atmosphere surrounding the new economic agreements meant to revive the North Korean economy. China could also feel that its extensive aid package (reportedly $600 million) from February of this year was enough and did not want to reward the North after their failed satellite launch followed their donation so closely.[18] Beijing could also be withholding further aid in an attempt to force the North to embrace economic reforms on Chinese terms before China opens the floodgates for more Chinese aid and investment to support the renewed push for economic reform. Nevertheless, Jang's visit will be hailed as a success by the North for its secured pledges of increased economic ties from Beijing.
[1] Choe Sang-hun, "North Korea Must Become Prosperous, Leader Says," New York Times, August 3, 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/world/asia/kim-jong-un-calls-for-greater-north-korean-prosperity.html
[2] Also in attendance was the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, Liu Hongcai.
[3] Chinese Ministry of Commerce, "China-DPRK Joint Steering Committee of Economic Zones Held Third Meeting in Beijing," August 15, 2012. Here are the English and Chinese statements.
See also: People's Daily Online, "朝中社发表文章介绍朝劳动党中央部长张成泽访华成果 (KCNA Releases Article Introducing the Successes of KWP Central Committee Member Chang Song-thaek's Visit to China), August 15, 2012. http://world.people.com.cn/n/2012/0815/c159300-18747723.html
[4] For our coverage, Adam Cathcart's "Hwanggumpyong, Thy Name is Mud," SinoNK.com, June 28, 2012.
[5] One of the few investment projects in the Islands Zone is Datang's hydroelectric power plant.
[6] Park Min-hee, "Jang Song-thaek wins investment support on his visit to China," The Hankyoreh, August 17, 2012. http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/547531.html
[7] People's Daily, "中联部部长王家瑞会见朝鲜劳动党中央行政部部长张成泽 (International Liaison Department head Wang Jiarui Meets with KWP Executive Branch Minister Jang Song-thaek)" August 17, 2012. http://world.people.com.cn/n/2012/0817/c157278-18767128.html
[8] For a comparison in the English and Chinese versions of China's statements concerning the visit, see: Adam Cathcart's Translating Jang Song Taek in Beijing: A Communique Troika from August 18, 2012.
See also: People's Daily Online, "胡锦涛会见中朝两个经济区开发合作联合指导委员会朝方代表团(Hu Jintao Meets Delegation for Sino-North Korean Two Economic Development Zones United Guidance Committee),"August 18, 2012. http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2012/0818/c1024-18772360.html
[9] In the meetings that Jang had with leaders, this appears to be the only reference to North Korean joint ventures swallowing, stealing, or otherwise beating their Chinese partners out of the DPRK. For discussion of Wen's role in one particular case, see http://www.piie.com/blogs/nk/?p=7158 and https://sinonk.com/2012/08/15/nightmare-investment-documenting-north-koreas-abuse-of-the-haicheng-group/.
[10] People's Daily, "温家宝会见中朝两个经济区开发合作联合指导委员会朝方代表团(Wen Jiabao Meets with Meets Delegation for Sino-North Korean Two Economic Development Zones United Guidance Committee),"August 18, 2012. http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2012/0818/c1024-18772371.html
[11] Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, "The Diminishing Returns of China's North Korea Policy," 38North.org, August 16, 2012. http://38north.org/2012/08/skahlbrandt081612/
[12] Associated Press, "Japan, North Korea to hold first official talks in 4 years in latest sign of thaw," August 14, 2012. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-north-korea-to-hold-first-official-talks-in-4-years/2012/08/14/2832b058-e5ec-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html
[13] "Japanese Reports Claim China Conditions Kim Jong-un's Visit," Xinhua, July 16, 2012, http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2012-07/16/c_123415363.htm.
[14] Frank V. Pabian and Siegfried S. Hecker, "Contemplating a third nuclear test in North Korea," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 6, 2012. http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/contemplating-third-nuclear-test-north-korea
[15] Choe Sang-hun, "North Korea Removes Its Army Chief From All His Posts," New York Times, July 15, 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/world/asia/north-korea-removes-army-chief.html
[16] For photos from his August 2012 visit, see: www.stockstar.com.
For photos from a North Korean delegation to the Six Party Talks back in 2004, see: www.sina.com
[17] Chinese Business Net, "金正恩姑父张成泽访华续:传其向中国借10亿美元, (Kim Jong-un's Uncle Jang Song-thaek Visits China: Asks for $1 Billion Loan," August 17, 2012. http://www.cb.com.cn/1634427/20120817/406239.html
[18] Zhou Yu and Li Hao, "中国援助朝鲜粮食内幕:走私量远大于正式出口 (Behind the Curtain of Chinese Aid to North Korea: Smuggled Amount Far Exceeds Official Exports)," Pheonix Weekly, April 10, 2012. http://news.ifeng.com/shendu/fhzk/detail_2012_04/10/13783029_0.shtml


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In 2018, inflation exceeded 177,000 percent, decimating the country's currency, the bolivar. A cup of coffee, valued at $0.50, now sells for over 800 bolivars. Over 10 percent of Venezuelan children are suffering from moderate to severe malnutrition. The situation is so dire that Venezuelans have taken to eating rats, dogs, and zoo animals to stop from starving.
This tragedy is occurring even though Venezuela is one of the most resource-rich nations in the world. The country has an estimated $14.3 trillion worth of natural resources. It has enormous oil and natural gas reserves and is the world's third largest producer of coal. How, then, has Venezuela managed to turn such an abundance of riches into extensive crippling poverty? To any student of history, the answer is clear: socialism.
Indeed, Venezuela's energy crisis is a textbook example of what happens when the government attempts to run sectors of the economy. Following his election in 1998, former President Hugo Chavez socialized the country's various industries, transforming its multi-faceted economy into a glorified, state-led gas station. By 2014, Venezuela had become an economic one trick pony, with the sale of oil accounting for 95 percent of the country's export profit. But those profits were not being given back to the people. True to form, Venezuela's socialist government squandered $1.3 trillion in oil revenue through mismanagement, waste, excess, and outright corruption.
Venezuela's ongoing crisis is a scathing indictment of socialism's tendency toward misuse and disarray, especially when it comes to the economy's energy sector. Properly managed, natural resources can be an incredible asset for any country, but in the government's hands, they fuel economic destruction. And while recent events have highlighted the tragic failure of socialistic authoritarianism in Venezuela, we mustn't be so naïve to assume that America is immune to such mismanagement.
American leftists are already dismissing the Venezuela experiment as "not real socialism" and pushing the narrative that "true socialism" would work in the United States. But these individuals fail to recognize that socialism's problems aren't quarantined to South American countries. They are endemic of a system that prioritizes government control over free markets.
Perhaps, then, we just need an example that hits a little closer to home.
In the 1970s, the United States faced an energy crisis of its own. Through most of the decade, the oil cartel OAPEC instituted an embargo against the U.S., leading to massive oil shortages and price increases of up to 350 percent. Panicked, the Carter Administration turned to big government as the solution to the country's energy sector vulnerability. In 1978, the legislature passed the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), a law whose unintended consequences are being felt now more than ever.
The original intent of PURPA was to encourage the increased production of renewable energy. It did so by establishing the government as an effective monopoly over the production and sale of renewable energy projects. These government-mandated projects set price controls for public consumption at "reasonable rates for the public interest," and forced electric companies to purchase renewable energy at specified costs from the PURPA facilities.
Much like the results of Venezuela's effort to nationalize its energy sector, the effects of PURPA on the United States have been quite devastating. What the government once deemed a "reasonable rate" for the cost of energy production currently exceeds the market rate by 300 to 400 percent. Not only does that lead to higher prices for consumers, but it also disincentivizes renewable energy production completely. According to the testimony of a utility representative, "utilities with large amounts of [PURPA-required] power on their system often must curtail or even shut down less expensive, more economic generation or be in violation of PURPA."
The United States is not immune to government inefficiency and failure. Whether it be in Venezuela or the U.S., people suffer when top-down, government mandates are imposed on entire sectors of an economy. Big government is inherently unstable and only functions as long as the economy has wealth to burn. Once the coffers run empty, the system falls apart.
Thankfully, America has not reached the point of no return. But as the left's slow march toward socialism begins to pick up steam, the risks of economic catastrophe only intensify. America, much like Venezuela, simply can't afford socialism. And as a growing tide of young liberals seeks to embrace big government as the solution to societal ills, we must take this lesson to heart.
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FreedomWorks' Dumpster Fire of the Month for June 2019: The Transparent Drug Pricing Act, S. 977
BY Luke Hogg
FreedomWorks' activist-chosen dumpster fire of the month for May 2019 is the Transparent Drug Pricing Act, S. 977. Introduced by Rep. Rick Scott (R-FL), this is yet another proposal targeted at reducing prescription drug prices in America based on the faulty logic of international price controls. Among other substantive changes to public health regulations, S. 977 would mandate that U.S. prescription drug prices "may not exceed the lowest retail list price for the drug among Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Japan, or Germany."
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FreedomWorks Statement in Response to House Hearing on Single-Payer Healthcare
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the hearing today in the House Ways and Means Committee, "Pathways to Universal Health Coverage," on single-payer health coverage, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:
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By Any Other Name: Price Controls are Price Controls
Many conservatives and right-of-center political analysts are rightly upset about Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar's proposal to tie drug prices in the United States to those in foreign nations. Such a proposal would make our healthcare system dependent on the whims of nations that subscribe to command and control economic models. There is also the stark reality that imposing price controls does not fix any underlying issues that caused prices to be high in the first place.
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FreedomWorks' Dumpster Fire of the Month for May 2019: Medicare For All Act, S. 1129
FreedomWorks' activist-chosen dumpster fire of the month for May 2019 is the Medicare for All Act, S. 1129, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Not only would implementing "Medicare for All" add upwards of $32 trillion to our federal expenditures -- It would also result in, as our own Dan Savickas noted in FreedomWorks Foundation's recently released booklet on entitlement reform, healthcare for none.
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FreedomWorks Echoes President Trump's Criticism of Sen. Bernie Sanders on Taxes
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Trump's criticism of Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) hypocrisy for refusing to pay more in federal income taxes, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks President, commented:
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FreedomWorks Statement in Opposition to Proposed Ohio Gas Tax Increase
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate's vote today on the Green New Deal, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks President, commented:
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Regulatory Action Center Review - March 8, 2019
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation's fifth regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy and the American people by delivering regulatory news straight to FreedomWorks activists. Check back in two weeks for the next edition.
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Reject Calls for Confiscatory Marginal Tax Rates
There has been much talk in recent weeks of marginal income tax rates. Although the far-left have, talked about a return to high marginal income tax rates for several years, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) recently renewed the conversation. The "democratic" socialist has called for a massive wealth redistribution, with a top marginal rate of 70 percent.


Every year, the Bronx EdTech Showcase brings together some of the borough's leading innovators in advancing how technology is taught on CUNY campuses. The fifth annual showcase will be held this year at Bronx Community College (BCC) on Friday, April 28. Lehman College will be represented by four educators who will be sharing their insight and work.
The theme of this year's conference is "Active Learning & Student Centered Pedagogies." The showcase is a joint annual collaboration of Lehman, BCC, and Hostos College. Lehman hosted the event in 2016.
Professor Bret Maney, an assistant professor in Lehman's English Department, will be making a presentation at the showcase called "Building the Digital Humanities Classroom: English Innovations in Multimodal Teaching and Learning." Maney will discuss the design, funding, and implementation of the English Department's new Multimodal Learning Lab, an interactive digital learning environment. The lab is a state-of-the-art networked smart classroom that offers retractable virtual desktops, a sophisticated short-throw projector, interactive whiteboard, and presenter's podium.
Presenting with Maney will be Professor Paula Loscocco, chair of the English Department; Deirdre O'Boy, lecturer and assistant chair, English Department; and Jennifer Martinez, IT assistant, English Department.
The third showcase from a Lehman educator comes from Frank Mercogliano, an adjunct instructor in the Sociology Department, who will be presenting the "Effects of Student Learning by Utilizing Hybrid Methodologies." Mercogliano will discuss the efficacy of using video presentations accompanied by power point notes in student learning.
Castellano says that Lehman has been at the technology forefront of CUNY schools since 2014, with its integration of technology into the classroom, and use of BlackBoard. BlackBoard is a virtual learning and course management system, used to add online elements to classes and develop entire online courses.
The event will be held between 8:45 a.m. and 4 p.m. at BCC's North Hall Library.


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Ten years ago, Damian Castillo was the valedictorian of West Coast University's first associate degree in nursing cohort.
Since then, he's also become a husband, a father of two and a homeowner — but he's always remained a nurse.
WCU no longer offers associate degrees, but Castillo and his fellow graduates have gone on to work in the field of nursing for a decade and continue to provide an excellent example of the gradates West Coast University produces.
Castillo, who is now employed full-time at Kaiser Permanente as a psychiatric nurse, recently took time on his day off to share about his experience at WCU and what being a nurse means to him. Below, we've reprinted the introduction that was read to the commencement audience before Castillo's valedictorian address.
"Who is this kid?"
While most of Damian's classmates from La Habra High School are still trying to find the right career path, Damian Castillo, the valedictorian of the first associate degree in nursing graduating class at West Coast University, is ready, at age 23, to begin his career as a registered nurse.
Graduating with a 4.0 GPA certainly is achievement enough, but Damian's triumph is especially gratifying given the personal obstacles he has overcome, along with his "creative" strategy for getting around the nursing education gridlock in the California State University system.
Despite a critical nursing shortage and his 3.3 GPA in prerequisites, Damian was one of 60 percent of qualified applicant's who are turned away from our state schools due to lack of space and faculty. Fortunately, this setback was short-lived because his aunt gave him what proved to be valuable advice: apply to a vocational nursing program, and then later apply to an LVN-to-RN bridge program. Damian took his aunt's advice and graduated third in his LVN class and promptly passed the LVN licensing exam.
One day, after working for about a year as an LVN at Placentia Linda Hospital in Yorba Linda, Damian saw an ad for an LVN-to-RN bridge program. He applied to the school and was accepted into a program that had no wait-list and required no prerequisites to start. The program was only 80 weeks but because he already had many of the prerequisite courses he was able to transfer them and started into the 40-week nursing course portion in April 2006.
Damian's life, especially his early childhood years was burdened by hardship. Beginning at age 3, Damian and his older brother were separated and spent the next four years in foster care. Although both his parents were in the medical field and well-educated, they had significant health problems and were unable to care for the boys. At age 7, although Damian and his brother were reunited with their mother, they needed ongoing help from government assistance programs. When Damian was 13, his mother suffered a massive heart attack and finally died in May 1999. He went to live with his aunt and uncle.
The legacy left by Damian's mother was one of discovering the work you love to do, the work that makes you happy. She never once tried to push him into a medical career, but she certainly inspired him with her passion and dedication to the nursing profession.
Dr. Gloria Blatti, the dean of the Los Angles campus of West Coast University, remembers her first encounter with Damian. She was giving an extensive exam on leadership and management, which he finished in 15 minutes — and got an A. When he turned it in, Dr. Blatti thought to herself, "Who is this kid?" and several months later in February 2007 when word hit the campus that Damian finished the NCLEX exam in 30 minutes, nobody believed him. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction because Damian officially is a registered nurse.
Damian's story is one of triumph over adversity, of continuing to believe in yourself and never letting go of a passion to help people by becoming a RN. Now, ready to dedicate himself to the work he truly loves, Damian remains pragmatic.
"My advice to others is to pursue your dreams, do what you love to do, not for money or fame, but because you are really passionate and driven about the work," he said.
WCU cannot guarantee employment. Programs vary by campus. The views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or position of the school or of any instructor or student. For graduation rates, median debt of graduates completing this program and other important information, visit westcoastuniversity.edu/disclosures.


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