When I rushed into at my grandma’s house on the morning of February 26, 2012, she was already dead. I was 8 years old and… Read More
College Essay: Life’s Short, Go See the World
April 2018 Magazine Articles
College Essay: The Fight to Succeed
The first fight of my life was in the forest of my Thai refugee camp. It was hot, so hot, and we battled for three… Read More
College Essay: Opening Up to Therapy
The door to the doctor’s office creeks open slowly. A thin Indian woman sits down next to me. She’s a psychologist. Concerned, she drowns me… Read More
Changing the world, one refugee story at a time: Mohamed Malim is reshaping the refugee narrative in Minnesota.
Mohamed Malim understands what it means to be a refugee. In the 1990s, Malim and his family fled from Somalia because of the civil war…. Read More
College Essay: Golf – A Driving Force
My arms were shot. They were heavy and numb. I’d been practicing my swing for three hours straight. But I knew it was the only… Read More
College Essay: Work Hard, Get Ahead
I cook. I clean. And I’m already a parent to my younger siblings. I have no other choice at the age of 16 than to… Read More
Trip to Colombia to help poor families an eye-opener for local teens
Last November, Evelyn Vazquez took a one-week missionary trip to Colombia and was struck by the sight of homeless children and broken down homes without… Read More
Service learning projects give students chance to understand issues, offer solutions
At Roseville Area High School, there is a small room that looks like a mini Target When you walk in, to the right you will… Read More
My experiences with the mental health stigma in Ethiopia
When I went to Ethiopia in 2015 to celebrate my uncle graduating from college, I remember watching a story about a woman and her child… Read More
College Essay: Divorce Teaches Independence
When my dad flipped over the tables and shattered all of the glass in my house one night in 2016, I knew my house wasn’t… Read More
