by José Andrés Jurado Vadillo, MA ’16 Digression in pastel green no. 1 Let me lick the cold, corrugated metal Put my arm around cold silhouettes,…
By Yifei Wu ’19 “Did you make any white friends?” My mom uttered this question last week during our weekly phone call at 9am on…
by Stephen Munzer ’17 As the taxi driver swerved around another truck into oncoming traffic for the third time, I found myself in awe. I had…
IWB’s comic strip column is a space for exploring cross-cultural encounters through the revealing, yet light-hearted lens of humour. Our new series, titled “Lost in Translation,” narrates…
by Hawasatu Dumbaya PhD ’18 I am currently a PhD candidate in the Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology program at Brown University. My research focuses on…
By An Truong ’17 “Hi! What’s your name?” In that moment, international students are often internally conflicted, trying to search for an appropriate answer to…