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When the Child Becomes the Parent

When the Child Becomes the Parent

Growing up in Appalachia, I did many things for my family because it was what they expected of me. Our cultural norms resulted from being

Cheers to Civil Discourse

Cheers to Civil Discourse

Picture this: you’re studying after an exhausting day of classes and receive an email notification from your internship coordinator with the subject line: “Please Respond

New Foods Lead to New Friendships

I suddenly became very nervous when I sat at dinner in Zaytinya, an eastern Mediterranean restaurant in Washington, D.C. I was anxious to try a

Learners for a Lifetime

Learners for a Lifetime

Piles of books were stacked high on cases that lined the wall. Some were so crammed between each other that you had to pry and

Ethiopia's Forgotten War

Ethiopia’s Forgotten War

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed orchestrated a military campaign on November 4, 2020, mobilizing the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF),

The Case Against Isolation

The Case Against Isolation

I joined NMGZ in March 2020, right when the pandemic started. I had just returned from my canceled study abroad semester in Argentina when I