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Listen "Navigating College App Stress: First-Gen & Immigrant Students"
Episode Synopsis
Joining us this episode is Kaitie from One America, Washington's largest immigration nonprofit, to explore how the college application process and the current education system affect first-generation and immigrant students' mental health, as well as resources for students and things you can do to change this reality.
(Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.)
Timestamps
0:00-2:28 Introduction!
2:29-6:37 Struggles that first-generation and immigrant students face
6:38-11:52 Racial Inequities and Mental Health
11:52-13:40 Filling out the FAFSA
13:41-16:45 Speaking the Mother tongue
16:46-21:05 Actionable Items
21:06-22:07 Outro!
Additional Resources
https://www.k12.wa.us/
https://speakyourlanguage.org/
https://weareoneamerica.org/
https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out/help
(Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.)
Timestamps
0:00-2:28 Introduction!
2:29-6:37 Struggles that first-generation and immigrant students face
6:38-11:52 Racial Inequities and Mental Health
11:52-13:40 Filling out the FAFSA
13:41-16:45 Speaking the Mother tongue
16:46-21:05 Actionable Items
21:06-22:07 Outro!
Additional Resources
https://www.k12.wa.us/
https://speakyourlanguage.org/
https://weareoneamerica.org/
https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out/help
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