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Ekk Sisavatdy, left, helps an incoming freshman at Highline College in Burien, Washington, as part of a program that assists Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Asian American students push to reveal what the ‘model minority’ myth hides

March 20, 2017Education

“I’m more than just Asian American and others’ perception of what an Asian American is,” says Ekk Sisavatdy, who works with students who don’t fit the straight-A stereotype of Asian American students.

A community college that found a way not to charge these DREAMers extra for school

October 30, 2015Education

Ina Resnikoff, academic counsellor and learning specialist at North Shore Community College, with her student Osarumwense Agbonsalo, an immigrant from Nigeria

Easy access to community college is a boon to immigrant students starting out in the US

October 28, 2015Education

Only two states offer free community college. Lawmakers in Massachusetts want to make it the third.

September 22, 2015Education

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