International students pursuing arts in New York face unique challenges. Jazz singer Vivi Hu's approach: set manageable expectations, celebrate incremental progress, and keep moving forward.
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In the final installment of this interview series, Jilly Traganou explores how immigrants and diaspora members can define success on their own terms, rather than adopting external value systems or comparing themselves to peers in different circumstances.
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In this continuation of an interview with Jilly Traganou, the discussion explores how cultural boundaries and personal space function differently across American society compared to other nations.
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An immigrant explores whether English accents impact career and social experiences through a conversation with architect Jilly Traganou, drawing parallels to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's observations about language and belonging in America.
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Fashion designer Junwei Lin's brand tagline 'belongs to nowhere' resonates deeply with the immigrant experience of having no single hometown — a conversation recorded in Central Park about identity, creativity, and finding yourself across cultures.
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Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos with a vision to revolutionize blood testing, but without grounded self-understanding she overpromised — her story offers a lesson in self-knowledge and finding our core values.
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Filmmaker Junting Zhou shares his personal account of coming out to his parents in Guangzhou, China — the courage required, the unexpected responses, and the complex mix of relief and guilt that follows.
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Having worked in communications for over five years, I moved to New York from Shanghai and experienced miscommunication of all kinds. IN SYNC is my answer: a community of genuine and open-minded people building sustainable conversations across cultural divides.
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