Akie Kadota, Christian Reyes, and Carter Liebman
Recorded
October 13, 2018
42:16 minutes
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chi002736
Description
Friends and fellow Questbridge scholars, Akie Kadota (19), Christian Reyes, (21) and Carter Liebman (19), talk about their experiences as low-income first-generation college students at Northwestern University. They talk about their family histories, parental role reversal, navigating bureaucratic systems without parental assistance, financial struggles, and how all of this impacts their mental health and presents challenges on top of their academic work.Subject Log / Time Code
AK talks about being born into a cult, her father's mental illness and her mother dying of cancer.
CL shares his family history and how being a low-income student affects his college experience.
CR talks about having a difficult time talking about himself.
AK talks about the challenges of being a low-income first-generation college student trying to navigate resources on her own, not even knowing if she has any options particularly when it comes to mental health. Talks about trying to book an appointment but nothing was available.
CR talks about how the University preaches about diversity but doesn't seem to actually care about its students.
AK talks about how nice it would be to just worry about being a student.
They share their hopes for 20 years from now.
Participants
- Akie Kadota
- Christian Reyes
- Carter Liebman