I watched my dancers walk out from the wings, wearing the white costumes we carefully picked out, and onto the brightly lit stage, presenting themselves… Read More
College Essay: Freedom Through Dance
Tag Archives: Voices
College Essay: Uplifting Hmong Women
Recently I witnessed something that would become an important matter in my life. My aunt was on the verge of divorce with her husband. She… Read More
College Essay: Thanks, Neighbor
Greater Eastside St. Paul. African American and Spanish music blasts, the smell of weed fills the hot summer air, trash covers the streets, and you… Read More
College Essay: Team Building in Robotics
Here I am, standing in a large arena, Xbox controller in my hands, 4-foot robot across from me. All the pressure is on me. My… Read More
College Essay: Overcoming Injury
It’s my freshman year at one of my soccer games, the crowd roaring loudly. Sweat is rolling down my face while my eyes stay on… Read More
Bites of Life
“C’mon, Ty, you got to try this!!” I was on my knees for my friend Tyler to try some boba, a Taiwanese tea with little… Read More
Somalis Deserve Collective Healing
It’s time we talk about mental health in the Somali community. The walls of my room suddenly began closing in on me. Nausea hit my… Read More
Diversifying Your Bookshelf
How readers can change publishing Harry Potter? White. Percy Jackson? White. Katniss Everdeen? Also white. I could go on. Seriously, it doesn’t stop there. Most… Read More
Ugly Truth Stains Beautiful Game
Severe work conditions for vulnerable migrants left thousands dead. In 2010, FIFA awarded the World Cup to Qatar, a country smaller than Connecticut that had… Read More
Prioritize Students’ Mental Health
At the end of my eighth-grade year, my grades were in the dumps, and so was my mental health. As and Bs in my classes… Read More
