by tluo2026 | Jun 8, 2023 | Featured, Stories (2023)
We learned about the refugee crisis of Soviet Jews, Syrians, and the Burmese. Each story comes with tales of hardship, determination, and courage. In class, Dr. Lasevich, a Jewish refugee from the then Soviet Union, told her story of her journey to America. We watched...
by dkarnaugh2024 | Jun 8, 2023 | Featured, Stories, Stories (2023), Uncategorized
“The Swimmers,” directed by Sally El Hosaini, is a Netflix film based on the true tales of Yursa Mardini and her sister, Yalla Mardini. The two girls are young Syrian Refugees, who escape the civil war in their homeland to flee to Germany and chase their...
by ccaligiuri2026 | Jun 8, 2023 | Featured, Stories (2023)
When everyone in our Spring Intensive course was initially asked what they were most excited about for the first week, practically everyone replied ‘Chinatown!’ This neighborhood located in the Lower East Side in New York City is a huge hotpot of culture. The...
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