Twitter: @saressaa.
Hometown: Edison, N.J.
Professor: Todd Wolfson
Class: Media, Movements and Community Engagement
Takeaway:
Writing this essay, I felt frustration, disappointment and just plain sorrow. As a first-generation Egyptian-American, it's not easy reflecting on an issue that resonates with my identity. I'm a child of Arab and Muslim immigrants, speak the same language as those being demonized and am best friends with children of refugees. I hope this essay will encourage people to get in touch with their humanity -- and that one day I'll be able to sigh with relief that Syrian refugees -- all refugees -- can go back to the homes they know and love, without fear of having to flee again.
