For the semester I would be interested in focusing on “non-traditional students” in New York City. What I mean by non-traditional is international students as well as undocumented students. Being an international student myself, the last few months have been a rollercoaster of emotions with the concerns of being away from home in a country by myself and then in summer to face deportation if classes were to remain fully online. Being part of this community for 2 years now has enabled me to meet students who come from all over the globe and to broaden the way I see the world. I have also met many students who are here without documents and who still fight for their dreams, which oftentimes is very inspiring. When it comes to what I would want to report about them, I am not quite sure yet but I believe that 2020 is a challenging year for everyone and I’m sure great stories can come from this among the population I want to focus on. The coming election are also very important for both these populations as the results could influence their stay in the USA. While I know undocumented students and have resourced based in my previous school (BMCC) I would report about this population only if they agree to or without giving out names for their protection.
I like writing profiles and if this format fits the class then I would like to present my stories in this way, or maybe with photography.
Otherwise I am also thinking about writing about my native country, France. Ever since I moved to the USA I have focused more on what is going here, forgetting to regularly check the news back home and this class could be an opportunity to do so. I am familiar with reliable sources such as Le Monde, 20minutes, Le Parisien etc and French TV channels. I also have friends and family spread out who I could get contacts from. The only down side of this part is that I am not sure which specific topic I could focus on but am open to any recommendations from my classmates if there are things they think should be covered about France.