Category Stories: Racial and Ethnic Identity
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Retaining My Kazakh Identity While Studying Abroad
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Probably one of my biggest fears when going abroad to study in the US 3 years ago and again upon my arrival in UK was that I would not be able to stay true to my culture and values held by my people. Kazakhstan, being a country of only 17 million people, does not have…
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Indigeneity: New Ways of Thinking
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While spending a semester in Melbourne, Australia, Aaron Smithson was prompted to think critically about the state’s colonial past and his own complicity in the oppression of Indigenous communities by living on native land and using native resources. https://youtu.be/VPC4BcLqdyM Aaron Smithson is an Urban Studies, History & Theory of Architecture, and History Major at Columbia University and studied…
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How to take Care of Afro Hair in London
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My first question when I arrived in London was: Where am I going to get my hair cut? I usually go to my local barbershop in Brooklyn, so as someone new to the neighborhood, I had to ask around before I found a barber I could frequent. Thankfully, there are many different options for styling…
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Mooncakes and Macaroni & Cheese: A Chinese-American in Ireland
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At the beginning of my study abroad experience, if you told me I would cook macaroni and cheese four times in two weeks, I would have thought you were joking. But then it happened, in Ireland of all places. I, a Chinese-American girl, was requested to cook this dish for my German housemates and their…
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Easy Ways to Connect to the Caribbean in London
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London has a large population of immigrants from the continent of Africa as well as the Caribbean. As such, it can be easy to make yourself feel at home as an Afro-Caribbean person in London. Nigeria, Somalia and Jamaica are just a few countries a part of the African diaspora that have a noticeable presence…
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Forging a New Path, Revisiting an Old One
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One of the reasons I studied abroad was to explore what I was capable of doing on my own. I wanted to have a completely unknown adventure and to further myself from the comfort of my own home and family.Little did I know, I would encounter more family and be welcomed into a new home…
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Navigating My Identity as a White Woman Abroad
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Looking back on my expectations In the United States, one of the many privileges that I enjoy as a white female is the ability to blend in with the majority. When traveling, that’s not always the case. Because I have fair skin and blonde hair, in Argentina I have found that I’m often the object…
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Building a Family Abroad – A Digital Story
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“My friends taught me what it was like to truly care for myself… My family abroad will be my family forever.”Queen Mary Fall 2017 student Rachel Godfrey describes making lasting friendships and connections while studying abroad in England. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2gq48NE0eQ Rachel Godfrey is an African American Studies and Science in Society student at Wesleyan University and…
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The Guessing Game: Racial Identity Abroad
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Just the other day, as I was walking down a main street in the center of Kandy, a shop keeper called out to me, “Hey Japanese!” When I was walking back to my host family’s home that same day, a security guard at an intersection near the home came up to me and asked if…
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Studying Abroad with my Family Abroad
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Experiences Living with my Japanese Peruvian Family in Lima For a long time, Peru was somewhere I was curious about. I’d heard mentions of it from my dad, though he didn’t like to talk much about his years living there before moving to the US.I’m half Japanese Peruvian. My dad was born in Lima, Peru;…
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