Being a first-gen doesn’t have to be scary!
Choosing the wrong major can leave one feeling adrift, grappling with a sense of mismatch between passion and academic pursuit.
Imposter syndrome – you’ve probably heard this term thrown around before. According to the American Psychology Association, it is defined as believing oneself to be a fraud due to...
Mako Miller is currently the UMKC Professional Career Escalators Director, but before that she was a first generation student. Initially, she had a difficult experience navigating college, but that’s...
If you’re anything like me, you started paying bills when you were freshly 18 — arguably younger. When I was 18, I was working at McDonalds, earning a whopping...
I know that oftentimes, for many young immigrant kids, we weren't raised being able to recognize or even affirm our mental health issues. So we carry these habits and...
David Yong is a second-year civil engineering student from Sanford, ME, and currently serves as the Vice President of Phi Eta Kappa. Phi...
Being a First Generation student is hard. But with hard work and persistence, it pays off. Every First Generation student has gone through...
WaWa Charles is a familiar face to many Emmanuel students. He can always be found smiling, joking around with friends, and making EC a...