The undergraduate magazine of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies
Sarah Essa
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.
Articles
Living in Trump's America
Misplaced Terror
What possesses the American people to be so close-minded and arrogant as to believe that we could never be in this situation?