Thoughts on UNHCR Interviews

Thoughts on UNHCR Interviews

Last week’s discussion and the reading for this week made me think very critically of the process a migrant must go through in hopes of…

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Mental Health and Empathy

Mental Health and Empathy

Reflecting upon our past class discussion and this week’s readings, I have gained newfound insight on the power of vulnerability and how this can influence…

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The Crossing

The Crossing

Blog Post 1 Reading “The Crossing” reminded me and forced me to remember the stark, permanent hell that many human beings live in. Everyone has…

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The Hidden “Crises”

The Hidden “Crises”

After reading these three articles, an unfortunate reality that has upset me for a while now exists as an underlying topic that spans each one….

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Truths Versus Common Perceptions

Truths Versus Common Perceptions

Bambino’s story reminds me if the extreme lack of participation global citizens take in order to work towards remedying situations such as this one. There…

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Disappointment in Victory

Disappointment in Victory

Having first read The Crossing and having heard the story of Bambino, I was initially very excited to receive a notification from my Medium account…

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Surviving the Crossing

Surviving the Crossing

After reading “The Crossing” I was immediately curious about life after a ‘successful’ crossing and what exactly happened to those who were lucky enough to…

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Injustice at the Crossing

Injustice at the Crossing

The first time I read The Crossing and watched the trailer for The Burning, my jaw dropped. I felt like my entire life, I have…

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Death by Political Exclusion

Death by Political Exclusion

What struck me as most profound in Larsen’s End of Dreams was not the human-shape figures themselves or the eerie dark-blue shadings of the images,…

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Privilege with a Purpose

Privilege with a Purpose

I have read The Crossing many times, but still – every time without fail, it hits me with chills and leaves me questioning the world…

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