By Rami Shapiro — 2019
After the terrorist attack in El Paso, Rabbi Rami is asked about the Tree of Life Synagogue murders.
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Exam season is a stressful period for many students – but for Sana Hashim it was also the moment when her world was turned upside down.
Many first-generation, low-income individuals just starting college face a wide range of unexpected challenges that are left unacknowledged at an institutional level.
Children of immigrants to the United States that attend university here have unique experiences of their own, and face many of the same obstacles first-generation college students face. Yet, they are often overlooked in discussions of marginalized groups on campus.
City Colleges of Chicago immigrant students balance extra work hours, technology issues and limited English proficiency with remote learning.
On the popular television series “Shark Tank,” the “sharks” usually exclaim after learning an immigrant has made their fortune off an idea, “That’s the American dream!” In every case they equate making a ton of money as the American dream. I disagree.
Caste-oppressed students, who mostly hail from South Asian immigrant and diaspora backgrounds, say that casteism tends to manifest in US colleges and universities through slurs, microaggressions and social exclusion.
Upward mobility is common for the millions who come to the US. But there’s a lot more to the story.
Refugees are not vulnerable they just need help to play to their strengths, says Om Dhungel, a ‘Blacktown boy’ from Bhutan.
The United States is going through a national examination of conscience on the question of race, and the Latino community is no exception.
Researchers explore pathways of healing racial trauma in Latinx immigrant communities.