{"id":28902,"date":"2026-06-04T13:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/?p=28902"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:51:04","slug":"sij2026-instructor-%e2%91%a3-salaidh-perez-harvard-25-%f0%9f%8c%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/en\/archives\/28902","title":{"rendered":"SIJ2026 INSTRUCTOR \u2463 SALAIDH PEREZ &#8211; HARVARD \u201925 \ud83c\udf1f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid column1-desktop-grid__span-12 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-8 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sally-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28903\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8;width:464px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sally-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sally-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sally-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sally.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Salaidh is a 2025 Harvard College alum, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering. 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