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We want to magnify the realities of living through different identities and societies in this diverse world so people know that they exist. We will continue to fight against stereotypes and misinformation which drive the hate we have for certain groups, to enlighten a new path for this generation and the next.

Experiences Abroad

Stereotypes

Pura Vida: “Pure Life”

Author: Tala Terrell Hi, my name is Tala Terrell and I am a junior BFA theatre education major with a minor in Spanish at UNCG. I just...

Study Abroad With A Twist

By: Bria My name is Briaunna and I am a university student from North Carolina who loves learning languages and any opportunity to...

Un Intercambio y una Pandemia (An Exchange and a Pandemic)

English Translation Provided* Por: Katty Yañez Capurro Ahora voy a contar una experiencia personal. Me llamo Katty Yañez, soy una...

¿Estudiar fuera de mi país o no? (To Study Outside My Country or Not?)

English Translations Provided* Por: Leyre Martín Claudio ¡Hola! Me llamo Leyre, soy una chica de Toledo (España) que fue a estudiar...

Conflicting Identities

By: Maleeha Summers My name is Maleeha Summers, I am 22 years old and a first year graduate student. I graduated college with a degree in...

The moment an “I” became an “i”

By: Z Back in Asia, I am an Asian among other Asians. The moment I got to the United States, i am an Asian among Americans. Back home, I...

Who Are We?

By: Chu Ying Lam Who am I? I would address myself as a world citizen who is based in Hong Kong, and of course at the same time, a Hong...

The Venture of a Lifetime…Was it Worth it?

By: Mariam Saleh After finishing high school in Kuwait, I decided to pursue my university degree in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It felt...

The Walking Culture Shock

By: Antoine' Cunningham The bliss I experienced while I was abroad is one of the most unexplainable and fulfilling feelings I have ever...

The Inevitability of Media’s Influence On You

By: Anonymous As a person who lived their entire life in the Middle East, specifically in Kuwait, there was and still are so many...

Two Sides of a Coin: Living in America as a European.

By: Anonymous I had the fortune of being accepted for an exchange semester in America for the Fall of 2018. Going to America as a German...

My World View: Inside & Out

By: Daliah Moungui I made it my personal goal since I was 5 that I would go to college, and also study abroad. I chose Morocco because I...

Foreign American

By: Anonymous We only have two seasons in the Philippines: wet and dry. I knew I was in a whole other world as soon as I saw and touched...

Studying Abroad as a Japanese Student

By: Anonymous What comes to your mind when you hear about studying abroad? Why I ask you this is because it was different between what I...

Homofobia y Xenofobia Profesional (Homophobia and Xenophobia in the Workplace)

English Translation provided* Por: Adams Matute Hola mucho gusto, me presentaré con el seudónimo Adams Matute, para sentirme con más...

Islam and I in the Modern World

By: Mahnoor What does religion mean to me if I were to describe it to a stranger? I would say a sense of identity, of belonging to...

Outside the Box

By: Jace We live in a world built on binaries. Man or woman. Gay or straight. Cats or dogs. Chocolate or vanilla. But it’s not always...

Conflicting Identities

By: Maleeha Summers My name is Maleeha Summers, I am 22 years old and a first year graduate student. I graduated college with a degree in...

Manufacturing Consent and the Importance of Alternative Perspectives in the Media

By: Will Zang It has been thirty-two years since Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman published Manufacturing Consent. Their pathbreaking study...

Austrian Brown Girl and Bi-Cultural Struggles

By: Letsy I was born in Vienna, Austria. My parents migrated from south India to Austria almost 40 years ago for economic reasons....

Two Halves Don’t Equal a Whole.

By. Aya AbduRabou Where do I belong? This is a question that crosses our minds at some point in our lives, and one hopes they have no...

A Face With Many Labels

By: Nora Al-Aati Whenever I ask people in Kuwait where they think I’m from, I get so many different responses. Lebanese, Egyptian,...

“Can you speak Indian?”

By: Your Indian Gal Ah, the question we Indians are always asked even though there are over 20 languages spoken in India and “Indian” is...

The Same, but Still Different

By: RAA The same, but still different. I was the same. But different. It doesn’t make sense, does it? I was the same in the sense I was...

Are you sure you’re Arab?

By: Malak Hussein “So where are you from?” a random girl asks. “I'm fro...,” I try to answer but I was cut off immediately. “Wait I know!...

Racism & Discrimination

My Experience with the Punta dance

By: Nodia Mena Punta is an expressive dance and music style among the Garifuna people, who are of mixed African and indigenous descent...

Police Brutality and Racism in the U.S and Latin America

By: Nodia Mena On May 25, 2020, a convenience store employee called 911 and told the police there was a possible fraudulent situation...

Stripped: My Black Self

By: Courtney Simmons My formative years were filled with self-hatred. I was constantly wishing that my skin was white as snow, that my...

Black Identity Is...

By: Tatianna Wilkins What comes to mind when you think of Brazil? Carnaval? Brazilian waxes? Brazilian weave? All these things have...

Homofobia y Xenofobia Profesional (Homophobia and Xenophobia in the Workplace)

English Translation provided* Por: Adams Matute Hola mucho gusto, me presentaré con el seudónimo Adams Matute, para sentirme con más...

Racismo en el Perú (Racism in Peru)

English Translation Provided* Por: Eduardo Diaz Merino ¿Se vive Racismo en el Perú ? Claro que existe siendo nosotros un país...

Conflicting Identities

By: Maleeha Summers My name is Maleeha Summers, I am 22 years old and a first year graduate student. I graduated college with a degree in...

The moment an “I” became an “i”

By: Z Back in Asia, I am an Asian among other Asians. The moment I got to the United States, i am an Asian among Americans. Back home, I...

Black Deprivation

By: Angel Heggie I will never forget the day that I found out that I was expecting my very first child, I had so many emotions that day....

The Realization

By: Dakota Smith It exists in many of the spaces we inhabit. When I meet black people who tell me, "I've never experienced Racism" I want...

Still Unapologetically Black

By: Kiara Lewis 6/1/20: We were on our way to Greensboro while this white woman in a white Acura was driving in front of us under the...

Black + White = ?

By: Cameron Reddig Biracial- a term that was coined to me when I was born. I never really immersed myself into thinking about the meaning...

Two Halves Don’t Equal a Whole.

By. Aya AbduRabou Where do I belong? This is a question that crosses our minds at some point in our lives, and one hopes they have no...

My Fragile Reflection

By: James Teague Three years ago, someone very important to me attempted to educate me on white privilege and explain how I had benefited...

Libre, Chileno y Gay (Free, Chilean and Gay)

English Translations Provided* Por: Alejandro Molina Torres Me preguntaron si podía contar y plasmar mi experiencia siendo homosexual en...

Competing in My Skin

By: Jarod Hamilton As a Black male in America, I am fortunate enough to say that I have not had any real serious situations with police...

Coming Out of Darkness

By: Hossien Nasari Just like any other kid that was brought into this world, I always heard stuff that I never understood. I always heard...

The Lebanese Kid

I am half Kuwaiti and half Lebanese and I always found it nice to be mixed because it meant I could travel more.

World Religions

Auténticos (Authentic)

By: Benjamin Pittman Translation: Tatianna Wilkins If there is one truth that is inherent in every human being, regardless of culture,...

Islam and I in the Modern World

By: Mahnoor What does religion mean to me if I were to describe it to a stranger? I would say a sense of identity, of belonging to...

We are All Religious

By: Jazmyne At the core of every man is belief. A belief in someone, something, or even nothing. Our beliefs can be shaped by our...

Grace & Gratitude

By: Lauren Farmer I was out with my parents last weekend and we went to a new furniture store to see what they had to offer. Of course, I...

Dear Islamophobes

By: Nora Al-Aati Dear Islamophobes, Congratulations! You’ve been a product of misinformed media and news. How great is that?! Before I...

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