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Gibette’s family is from the Dominican Republic but moved to Puerto Rico just before she was born. She remembers feeling different from the other Puerto Rican children because of her cultural background and skin color. She moved to Colorado, Florida,…

Yomna is a graduate student studying social welfare at the University of Kansas. She was born in Egypt and moved to the U.S. when she was 5 years old. Yomna speaks about how her relationships and mental health suffered due to frequently moving around…

Yasmin is from Cairo, Egypt. When she was interviewed in 2021, she was a third-year student at the University of Kansas studying behavorial neuroscience and Spanish. She speaks about her experience as the only Egyptian in school classes, her…

Wasima is a Somali student at the University of Minnesota who was born in the U.S. She speaks about identifying as Somali in a predominantly white community. Wasima also speaks about her experience navigating the labyrinth college admission system as…

Sylvia F’s parents are from Ghana. Sylvia F. arrived in the U.S. after her father accepted a teaching position at a university. She remembers that she was the only black family and immigrants in her rural city. Not only did Sylvia F have to adjust to…

Munira was born and raised in Kansas City. Her parents are Ethiopian, but her grandparents are from Eritrea. She used to identify as Ethiopian, but now identifies as a Black woman with Ethiopian heritage. She speaks about her blackness as well as how…

Moutarro is from Senegal but his parents were from Guinea. When he was younger, his dream was to eventually go to France, like several other African students in Francophone countries After his short stint at the French university, he used his English…

Joel lives in Kirksville, Missouri and is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. When asked what his biggest challenge is, Joel answered that it is the language. He also recounts his initial impressions of Kirksville and the racism he encountered.…

Ahmed is a Somali professor at Macalester College in Minnesota. In this interview, he speaks about the Somali diasporic community, reflects on his role as an educator, and considers various challenges that Somalia faces such as corruption and the…

Jenna grew up in Somalia surrounded by her parents and six siblings. She was encouraged to seek an education at a young age and learned Arabic, French, English alongside her native language. Jenna was the last group of students to graduate from high…