A former undocumented immigrant who has won the prestigious Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University has criticized President Trump's 'harmful agenda'.
Harvard University senior Jin Park is the first Rhodes scholar to be covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation.
Park, 22, from the New York City borough of Queens, arrived from South Korea with his parents when he was 7. His mother worked in nail salons, while his father worked up to 12 hours a day in Korean restaurants.
He said it is important to tell the true stories of the undocumented immigrants 'at a time when the president of the United States is weaponizing immigrant narratives for an incredibly harmful agenda.'
Jin Park, 22 is awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for 2019 - the first recipient covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation. He is pictured in the Smith Campus Center at Harvard University
Park went on to study molecular and cellular biology at Harvard and founded a nonprofit to help undocumented students apply to college. He now hopes to become an immigrant advocate, and says it's important for him to use the opportunity to better others, not just himself.
'When you grow up as an undocumented immigrant in America, that understanding that your talents don't really belong to you in the traditional sense, that you have to share the fruits of your labor with others, that's just something you learn,' Park said.
He told HuffPost that at first he couldn't believe he had won the prestigious accolade.
'Then the stillness gave way to a wave of gratitude, thankfulness and love for my parents, my community, the city of New York and my country,' he said.
Park also offered some advice to other undocumented immigrants who want to study but are being marginalised and demonised by the Trump administration.
Park also emphasized the importance of telling the true stories of the undocumented immigrants 'at a time when the president of the United States is weaponizing immigrant narratives for an incredibly harmful agenda'
'Keep going. And understand that your story is beautiful and powerful,' he told HuffPost.
'When things become difficult, think of your community ― your family, friends, mentors and partners.'
The latest class of 32 Rhodes scholars has more women than any other single crop, and almost half of this year's recipients are either immigrants or first-generation Americans, the Rhodes Trust announced Sunday.
Alaleh Azhir, a 21-year old senior at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, is among the latest crop of American Rhodes scholars, which has more women than any other single class. The New York City resident who emigrated from Iran when she was 14 years old, hopes to eventually become a doctor and will be studying women's and reproductive health at Oxford
Alaleh Azhir, a 21-year old senior at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, emigrated from Iran when she was 14.
She is one of 21 female scholars named Sunday from the list, which is two-thirds female.
The New York City resident hopes eventually to become a doctor and will study women's and reproductive health at Oxford.
'I'm just a passionate advocate for women in general and that's mostly because of my background,' she said. 'I thought that the way I could advocate for women could be by advocating for their health.'
Vidal Arroyo, 21, a first-generation Latino student at Chapman University in California plans to study engineering science at Oxford
At Chapman University in Southern California, Vidal Arroyo, 21, reflected on his difficult path to becoming his school's first Rhodes Scholar.
'As a Latino, a first-generation college student, and a train commuter to college, winning this scholarship means so much to me because it sheds hope for students from backgrounds like my own who have to overcome multiple barriers in pursuit of a higher education and a better future,' said Arroyo, who plans to study engineering science at Oxford.
Eren Orbey, a 23-year-old senior at Yale University in Connecticut, whose family emigrated from Turkey, hopes studying at Oxford will bring greater 'context and clarity' to his writing.
Eren Orbey, a 23-year-old senior at Yale University in Connecticut, writes for the New Yorker addressing a range of subjects including gender equality and bicultural identity. His family came to the U.S from Turkey after his father was killed in Ankara when he was just 3 years old
He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine and is working on a book about his father, who was slain in Ankara when he was just 3, and the killer.
'I'm interested in studying the ethics of revenge and forgiveness,' Orbey said Sunday by email. 'I think that our culture and media coverage often condescend to immigrants and survivors of trauma. In my writing, I hope to recast tragedy and strife as occasions for growth and heroism.'
The U.S. Rhodes scholars join a separate, international group of scholars representing more than 60 countries.
Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for at least two years of study at Oxford. They were created in 1902 in the will of Cecil Rhodes, a British imperialist businessman and Oxford alum who governed the Cape Colony in present-day South Africa between 1890 and 1896.
The recipients of the Rhodes scholarship will get all expenses paid for at least two years of study at Oxford University in England (pictured)
Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for at least two years of study at Oxford. They were created in 1902 in the will of Cecil Rhodes
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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