Author: Nadia "The Khanqueror" Khan

Baruch’s Best Spots to Chill by Nadia Khan on Exposure

For my photo essay, I will be capturing some of the struggles of a few international students. There is a large group of international students at Baruch, yet they go completely unnoticed. They go unnoticed for one of two reasons: their efforts to assimilate are so successful that they seem like one of us or their efforts to go undetected are so successful that no one pays them any attention. Since becoming Vice President of the International Student Organization, I have met many international students at Baruch and I have learned about some of the plights that they go through. Given the hostile immigration climate, I think this is a really relevant story. For many international students, obtaining a degree from the United States is the first step to going after whatever is left of the American Dream. Separated from their family and left to succeed by themselves, these students have stories waiting to be heard. This is relevant even to Americans like myself, whose parents or grandparents had to make this journey in order for me to be here in the first place. I am going to photograph several students at places that they frequent on a daily basis, whether it be school or home or anywhere in between.