This past October, The Montclarion editorial board made their way to Washington, D.C. to participate at the National College Media Convention, not knowing that the school’s #FocusImmigration project had been …
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Rafael Terci is a senior captain on the Montclair State University men’s soccer team. When he was one and a half years old, he and his family immigrated from Campinas, …
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Focus ImmigrationSportsStudent Athlete ProfileSwimming and Diving
#FocusImmigration: Student Athlete Profile: Lazaro Valdes
by Corey Annanby Corey AnnanBefore Lazaro Valdes was breaking records for the Union City High School swim team and a top swimmer for the Montclair State University Red Hawks men’s swimming team, he had …
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#FocusImmigration: Montclair State Student Reveals the Struggles of the LGBTQ+ Community in Peru
When 17-year-old Daniela Vega decided to uproot her life in Peru and move to the United States, she did it for three reasons. First, college was an unlikely possibility for …
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Many Latino parents decide not to give the sex education talk because they are scared they will encourage their kids to have sex, get pregnant and corrupt their religious beliefs, …
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#FocusImmigration: Tint Journal Illuminates the Shades of Language
by Alexa Spearby Alexa SpearLisa Schantl traveled to a foreign land in 2017, leaving her hometown to embark on a new adventure that would bring her to Montclair State University. As an English as …
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In different areas of India and Nepal, there are Hindus who celebrate the festival Holi on the day after the full moon in early March, which is known as Phalguna …
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Entertainment
#FocusImmigration: Keeping the Culture Alive: Vibrant Latin Dance Culture in the US
by Teresa Gomezby Teresa GomezTo be immersed in a different world – the feeling, the release, the freedom and the beauty – that’s the gift of dance. Ana Lourdes Novoa graduated from La Escuela …