This As-Told essay is based on a conversation with Mohamed Zeeshan, 32, an Indian citizen and green card holder, who lives in Arlington, Virginia. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My parents are both Indian. I was born in Indonesia because my father’s job took him there, but we returned to India
This As They Told Essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Stephen Chang, gastroenterologist and interim director of endoscopy at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Since the cyclospora outbreak, my family has not changed what
The Trump administration has announced major changes to the F-1 student visa program that could reshape the way international students study and remain in the US. If the rule goes into effect, F-1 visas, which have historically allowed students to remain in the country for the duration of their academic program, would be limited to
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Hamza Mostafa, 21, who lives in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up, I wanted to work in the medical field like most of my family did. But after taking a computer science class in high school, my ambitions
This essay as told is based on a conversation with John Huân Vũ, a senior Visa consultant living in San Jose. He previously worked for PayPal for 10 years before being fired in 2024. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When I was fired from PayPal in July 2024, I was in
This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Cierra Desmaratti, a 27-year-old actuarial analyst living in Miami. It has been edited for length and clarity. As an actuarial analyst, I have felt a lot of pressure to be considered competent. I am a very feminine person and have struggled to find