"My mom recently went to Ghana, and that impacted me because it showed me that I need her. It's kind of hard to do things without my mom."
junior Kofi Obeng
"Coming Out Day is supposed to be for allies to say they support it, or just [for] other people to come out to their friends and family. So to celebrate it, [GSA] was passing out ribbons to everybody....
"When my grandma died, my mom [was] depressed about her [death]. It didn’t hit or effect me until the funeral. [Before] that, I was just like, ‘Okay well.' And everyday I would see this same butterfly,...
"Computers have impacted my life. Iit's kind of how I socialize. I play games on there, so that's what I'm trying to make a career out of. I know how to build computers and program and stuff."
junior...
"I just broke the news to my mom that I'm playing football, but she's not taking that very happily. She thinks that football's a dangerous sport, so I shouldn't play it. It's not for Indian people."
junior...
"I haven't lived in Africa, but I've been to Nigeria a few times for a good two months. My dad came here for college when he was about 17 years old, and he brought my mom when she was in her 20s."
junior...
"I think [2016] seniors are going to have an awesome year, because we're all really pumped to [get] involved. This first fundraiser is only part of the things we're doing in order to support ourselves...
"When I was little, I was watching a baseball game and Derek Jeter came up to bat. I thought to myself, 'one day I wanna wear his jersey and play on the same team.' Ever since then I've been playing baseball."
sophomore...
"Usually [our opinion] depends on who we grow up with, why we’re growing up with them. Usually, we just wanna fit in, but people that like country music, they like standing out. I live in Texas, so you...
"Theatre became my niche. I really enjoyed the acting academy and I graduated, but it was challenging because I only had a bike to ride from audition to audition. It made acting and it made success very...
"My dad used to abuse my mother whenever I was little. So my mom fled the country to the United States for better opportunities for her and for me, but she didn’t tell me so when I came here I had to...
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