“The experience that I’ve had gave me a perception…of borders not existing.”
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Ekaterina Tsavalyuk was born in Tynda, Russia. She shares how her search for educational opportunities online and her English language skills led her to a university in New Mexico, then Massachusetts. She now resides in Hong Kong.
“You can’t be a free woman in a society that doesn’t condemn that.”
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A woman from Jordan shares how she migrated to attend college in the US, where she ended up staying long-term. She discusses the danger that women face in Jordan, and how living in the US helped her navigate her mixed Jordanian and Venezuelan identity.
“My life depends on whether the people here think I deserve it.”
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A young man shares the challenges he faced as an international student who came to the US from Venezuela for college, after seeing no future for himself in Venezuela. He shares his frustrations and fears concerning his future in the US.
