Sarah Khan is freshman in the SFS hoping to major in Culture and Politics and minor in Justice and Peace Studies and French. She first learned the importance of a single story through working with refugees and foster kids, … FULL BIO
Sarah Martin was born in a working-class neighborhood of Houston, Texas, but has spent the last two years living in Denmark. She grew up in many homes across central Texas each filled to the brim with expatriates from Russian, … FULL BIO
Sophia Marie George is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service from Los Angeles, California majoring in International Politics with a minor in Theatre and Performance Studies and a certificate in European Studies. … FULL BIO
Thea Belle Flanzer is a freshman in the college at Georgetown University. She grew up performing and student directing at the Gateway Playhouse, a regional theater located in Bellport, New York. … FULL BIO
Fidaa Ataya is a storyteller. Her grandmother, forcibly expelled from her home and homeland in Al Bourj Palestine in 1948, would tell her stories. As she listened, Fidaa would fly with her imagination across borders, … FULL BIO
Sonya Armaghanyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Despite an early childhood influenced by regional instability and war, Sonya’s parents introduced her and her brother to a world that stretched far beyond the borders of Armenia through literature, … FULL BIO
Abner Torres Delina Jr. is the third of five children raised by parents who were both community leaders from the coastal areas of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. At twelve, … FULL BIO
Kiyo Gutiérrez was born in Guadalajara. She is a Mexican artist with Japanese, Bolivian, Indigenous, and Spanish ancestors. She studied history because she wanted to understand where she was standing. … FULL BIO
Caroline Hatem was born in Beirut in 1976 when the Lebanese civil war erupted. Her father taught philosophy, and her mother, dance. She found out quite early how to face turmoil with art and books. … FULL BIO
Aganza Kisaka hails from a strong line of artisans who have made their mark on the Ugandan soil through music, visual art, and drama. Born and bred in the bustling hills of Kampala, … FULL BIO
Ifrah Mansour is a Muslim Somali refugee who was born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Somalia, Kenya, and the United States. She experienced civil wars, famine, displacement, droughts, and refugee camps before coming to America. … FULL BIO
Nwabisa Plaatjie was born in Cala, a small town in Eastern Cape, South Africa. NgumaNtsundu, uMngxongo, uSophitsho, Yem-yem, Ngqolomsila, uMadiba, uHala (clan name). She is a Theatre-maker, Producer, and Leader in South Africa, … FULL BIO