Stories

The NSLI-Y program languages include Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian, Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian and Turkish. Listed below are all multimedia stories written, and shared by NSLI-Y students, alumni, partners, and supporters. These stories include all NSLI-Y program languages and are ordered chronologically from the most recent post.

Alumni and current students, join the conversation by submitting your own story.

Click on a language below to see stories and media related to a specific NSLI-Y program language:

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Lena Ashooh

Arabic

NSLI-Y Alumna Lena Ashooh Selected as Rhodes Scholar​

Lena Ashooh, alumna of the 2019 Arabic Virtual Summer Intensive program, has been named a recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.
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Arabic

NSLI-Y, CBYX, and UN WFP: Elizabeth Edwards’ Journey

Elizabeth Edwards, a NSLI-Y 2017 Summer Arabic alum, is passionate about the intersection of nutrition and migration, as well as protections for asylum seekers.
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Arabic

My Visit to My Host Family

Ivana Gabriele-Smith, a 2016 NSLI-Y Arabic alum, visits her host family in Amman eight years after participating in a NSLI-Y program and reflects on their bond.
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Arabic

Alumni Spotlight: Ahab Chopra

Ahab Chopra, an alum of the 2016 Arabic summer program, shares his reflection on his NSLI-Y experience more than eight years later.
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Arabic

From Court to Connection: How Sports Help Build Cultural Bridges

Ronak, alum of the 2023 NSLI-Y summer program in Marrakesh, Morocco, shares how basketball served as both a way to unwind and a source of cultural connection.
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Arabic

Navigating Identity: My Journey Between American and Arab Cultures

Hamza, a 2024 NSLI-Y summer Arabic alum, shares how his time in Jordan expanded his view of what it means to be Arab American.
Bayan Zeqlam Wadi Rum

Arabic

NSLI-Y Honors Arab American Heritage Month: Bayan Zeqlam

Bayan Zeqlam, a 2023 Summer Arabic alum, feels that NSLI-Y equipped her with tools to dismantle misconceptions of Arabic, Arab culture, and Jordanian culture.
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Arabic

Alumni Spotlight: Bayly Winder

Bayly Winder, an alumnus of the 2008 Arabic summer program in Jordan, reflects on how NSLI-Y prepared him for a career in public service.
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Arabic

Model United Nations in Morocco

Jamison Celio, an Arabic academic year 2023-2024 student, shares the story of his cohort's participation in a regional Model United Nations in Rabat, Morocco.