The International Student Blog
The Beginning of a New and Hopeful Year
Posted on January 25th, 2021 by Fiqah Rahman2021. The beginning of a new and hopeful year. I believe that 2021 will be better. Vaccines are finally out, there’s slight progress in world’s politics, I graduated my masters program, finally got my Social Security (lol) and I got a job as a video producer for a small creative company in New York City. […]
Protesting as an International Student in the US
Posted on June 15th, 2020 by Connor BlayToday marks the fourth week in a row of anti-racism demonstrations in the US and around the world. These demonstrations are a direct result of the deaths of a number of unarmed Black people at the hands of US police, not just recently but throughout history. However, the video of George Floyd was a clear […]
Celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month
Posted on June 5th, 2020 by Connor BlayThe 1960s was a period of time in the US which was characterized by anti-LGBTQ legislation. In fact, it was illegal in most states to have any kind of same-sex relations and as a result, LGBTQ people faced intense discrimination in everyday life. In the early morning hours of June 28th, 1969, police raided a […]