Art by Betsy Burrow Transparency Item: This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. It’s difficult for me to fully consider America home. The food is different, the streets are different, the language is different, the music is different, the whole culture is just: different. I grew up feeling like a foreigner, like an immigrant who misses “back home,” unsettled in this … [Read more...] about An Ode to the Old Country
Lebanon
Unsung Heroes Around the World
Art by Bethany WilsonInternational Studies Professor Amanda Rizkallah was born in Lebanon and raised by two black sheep. Both her mother and father were the only one of their siblings to obtain a college degree and higher. She broke from her culture's expectations by following in her parents' footsteps. “I’m raised by these two people who really valued education and … [Read more...] about Unsung Heroes Around the World
