User:Atsang99

Hello, my name is Ashley Tsang and I am interested in art, taekwondo, and social justice. I am studying Kinesiology Sports medicine at Rice University. I love working with kids and have been a counselor and site leader for Camp Kesem and PAIR. Currently, I am combining my passion for art with the roles of publicity chair for PAIR and AMP director for Camp Kesem.

Last year, I added the sction "Healthcare Barriers" to the Wikipedia article "Refugee Health in the United States". I chose that topic after working as a healthcare coordinator for the International Rescue Committee in Atlanta. As I helped the refugees with their medicare transport and doctor’s appointments, I realized the many negative and positive aspects about U.S. healthcare in general and for refugees specifically.

This year, I hope to contribute another article to Wikipedia!

I chose this topic because of my experience as a PAIR mentor for refugee children at Jane Long Academy. After volunteering, I found how important that after-education program was. Surprisingly, the program was more for keeping them off the streets in an area known for gangs. While I was volunteering, one of the refugee kids at Jane Long stabbed and killed a Hispanic child in front of the school over a brownie. The local gangs said they would get revenge by killing an African American student. The article on Wikipedia acknowledges the difficulties that refugee children have in the United States education system, but I would like to add a section on after-school activities available specifically for refugee children. Thus, I would also like to edit the language difficulties section to detail the teacher’s role as well as the family’s role in that issue.

I believe this article should be expanded upon because while this article includes information on the education for refugee children like access, obstacles, and structures of the education system, there is not enough detail on the after school activities available to and specific towards refugee children like PAIR. While education is a large part of the lives of refugee children, equally important are the extracurricular activities and programs that help them grow and socialize outside of class.