Humanity at Stake

Abraham Young '07, Postbaccalaureate Premedical alumnus, recently released a book
entitled, China's Aggression, Taiwan's Democracy, and 23 Million Citizens' Human Right to Self-Determination.

Young’s book exposes China’s threat to human rights and reviews the misconceptions about Taiwan. Set in a bookstore, Humanity at Stake follows a real-life conversation between three young men who are American, Chinese, and Taiwanese. The dialogue highlights beliefs about the tumultuous relationship between China and Taiwan held by each of the young men.

Humanity at Stake is Young’s first book, and its publishing is part of a larger effort to further The Humanity at Stake Project, an organization whose mission is “to stand against China’s missiles, and to stand with Taiwan’s democracy and self-determination.”

According to Young, “the book has led to a grassroots campaign to educate and mobilize the American public about the Taiwan cause.” Humanity at Stake is available for purchase online through Amazon and on the book’s website, HumanityAtStake.com. One dollar of
every purchase will be donated to Human Rights Watch, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting human rights worldwide.

Young wrote his book during his glide year in the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program, and he is currently a first–year medical student at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

From the GS Alumni Magazine,The Owl
To read The Owl, visit http://www.alumni.gs.columbia.edu/owlnet/Owl_2009.pdf.