Farewell NOLA
Published by Arjun Juneja
It’s 7:03 am and I wake up…not to the usual and annoying sound of my phone alarm, but something different, …
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Gentrification, Privilege, and the American Dream
Published by Grace Jeffrey
“The American Dream still exists.” During DukeEngage Academy, our cohort grappled with this statement, moving ourselves to stand by signs …
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Diversity and Youth Employment
Published by Shivam Patel
We are more than halfway done with our Duke Engage Durham North Carolina experience. I have been working at the …
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Painting a Rainbow Nation
Published by Charlaine Chen
Sunshine is composed of all colors that exist. And it is only with all these colors together that sunshine is …
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When Only Isn’t so Lonely
Published by Yilmaz Oklay
My experience this summer has provoked me to think about what it feels like to be “only.” I have spent …
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The Challenge of San Francisco is found in Community
Published by Raisa Reed
San Francisco is a city that you couldn’t dream up… or at least I couldn’t, coming from the conservative South. …
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On Inclusion and Arts Education
Published by Sara Yuen
As a Navy brat, I grew up with the old adage: Choose your battles, or you will loose them all. …
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Hello Singapore
Published by Breanna Polascik
In the week and a half that I’ve been in Singapore for my DukeEngage Independent Project, it already feels like …
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I Am American
Published by IreneKoc
I am American. At least that’s what I try to say when kids and adults ask me “what are you? …
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