Bandana is currently studying Pre-Med at Iowa State University. In her touching essay, Bandana wrote about the gender inequality that was prevalent in the refugee camp she grew up in, in Nepal. Despite this, Bandana wrote that her parents...

Andrea is currently studying Architecture at Iowa State University. In her moving essay, Andrea wrote about the struggle of living in a mixed status family, and living with the very real threat of her family’s deportation. This sort of...

Please join us in congratulating Yabsira Tekle, one of the recipients of our Youth Leadership Summit scholarship raffle. Our annual YLS event is free and open to middle school, high school, and college-aged youth. For the 2nd consecutive year,...

Caroly is currently studying Data Science at Iowa State University. In her outstanding essay, Caroly noted that like many immigrant students, her parents always assured her that furthering her education was the key to a stable life. In her...

Paco is currently studying Actuarial Science at Iowa State University, In his noteworthy essay, Paco credits a lot of his success to his parents, remembering how they were always telling him “Ponte las pilas!” Paco went above and beyond,...

She is currently studying Pre-Med at Iowa State University. In her very poignant essay, Padam recalled growing up under a caste system in Nepal under which she and her family were labeled as “the untouchable”. Her family spent almost...

Dayana is planning to study Pre-Med. In her moving essay, Dayana wrote about her struggles in moving to the United States at 13 years old, “with a luggage full of pictures and small artifacts that would help me remember...

Stephanie is currently studying TESOL at the University of Northern Iowa. In her remarkable essay, Stephanie wrote about the struggles of being raised by a single mom in an immigrant household where, besides from her Mom, she didn’t receive...

Daniela is currently studying Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. In her essay, Daniela wrote about the hardships she shares with many first and second-generation immigrants like financial hardships, language barriers, and immigration status issues. Daniela...

One of the recipients of our Youth Leadership Summit scholarship raffle. Our annual YLS event is free and open to middle school, high school, and college-aged youth. For the 2nd consecutive year, we raffled scholarships at this event. All...