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Los Caravaneros: A Procession for Peace
Paige Muniz Senior majoring in Biology María González wept as she recounted the day her son Andrés Ascención González went missing. She held a photo of her son with his description and his “date last seen.” “When your mother passes away, you are an orphan,” she said. “When your husband passes away, you are a […]
Forced Freedom: Any Country But Their Own
Pallavi Vishwanath Junior majoring in History and on the Pre-Med track “We were forced to choose any country but our own. The American Dream? I didn’t even want to come here,” said Bosnian refugee Denis Sehic, providing a viewpoint that most people aren’t used to hearing from immigrants coming to the United States. Americans are […]
The ‘I’ in Immigrant
Rachel Plassmeyer Second year graduate student in the Executive Masters in International Business Program “It’s funny when people say ‘I’m Italian’ or ‘I’m Irish.’ No…they’re American. They never lived there. Their parents and grandparents never lived there. But ask someone in America what they are and those are the answers you get,” said Michael Roy, […]
Lost (and Found) in Translation
SLU is home to over 1,000 international students from more than eighty different countries. The largest population of international students on campus comes from China, and the following testimonials are written by six Chinese students studying at SLU. Through the experience of the American way of life, these students are defining and building upon their […]
A Future Sweat-Free St. Louis
By Kara Sheehan In 1995, sweatshops in the United States were exposed in New York and Los Angeles. Since then, a few companies have been charged with using sweatshop labor, but sweatshops are still present and supported by American consumers and entities. There are ways that this injustice and exploitation of workers can be brought […]
The Face of Slavery
A Personal Account on Modern Slavery By Theresa Martin Tears rolled down Sasha’s face. After seemingly endless years of crying out from the brokenness of slavery, she was set free. How was it that, finally, she was brought out of desperation and into restoration? “My relationship with God is everything to me,” she said. Her […]