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Immigration and Assimilation & young adult well being

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Warda: My Journey from the Horn of Africa to a College Education

Set in the rugged shrublands of rural Ethiopia, the contentious neighborhoods of South Africa, and the icy streets of Michigan, Warda is the story of a fierce young woman on a tireless quest to become the first member of her family to go to college.

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Mentorship Programs Can Help First-Generation College Students Stay On Track

The pandemic has made resources even harder to access for first-gen students who are already at a disadvantage. Apple’s new Launch program can help alleviate some of that.

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‘This One’s for You.’ College Grad Dedicates Education to Immigrant Mother

Salinas, Calif., native Josselyn Sanchez is the daughter of a migrant field worker. This weekend, she’s dedicating her Sac State diploma to the woman whose dreams made it all possible.

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Passing for Perfect: College Impostors and Other Model Minorities

In her engaging study, Passing for Perfect,erin Khuê Ninh considers the factors that drove college imposters such as Azia Kim—who pretended to be a Stanford freshman—and Jennifer Pan—who hired a hitman to kill her parents before they found out she had never received her high school diploma—to extreme...

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Colleges and Universities Across the US Are Moving to Ban Caste Discrimination

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.

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Applying as an Undocumented Student

An undocumented student shares how she was still able to pay for college despite not being eligible for federal aid.

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Organizing While Undocumented: Immigrant Youth’s Political Activism under the Law

Undocumented immigrants in the United States who engage in social activism do so at great risk: the threat of deportation. In Organizing While Undocumented, Kevin Escudero shows why and how―despite this risk―many of them bravely continue to fight on the front lines for their rights.

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Graduate Student Exemplifies Resilience, Adaptability During Penn State Journey

Finding one’s identity throughout college and beyond can be challenging for many, but through embracing her unique heritage, Esther Muñoz is making her way.

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Undocumented Students and College Scholarships | Cris Mora | TEDxYouth@ParkCity

Cris decries the exclusion of undocumented students from receiving financial aid. At the time of this talk, Cris is a senior at Park City High School in Park City, Utah.

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This Is One Way to Dance: Essays (Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction Ser.)

In the linked essays that make up her debut collection, This Is One Way to Dance, Sejal Shah explores culture, language, family, and place.

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