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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Andrea Making Pinata

Korean

NSLI-Y Honors Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

Andrea, an alum of the 2020 Korean Virtual NSLI-Y program and 2021-2022 Korean AY program, explains how NSLI-Y helped her share her identity on her own terms.
Diogene in Bangkok

Korean

NSLI-Y Honors Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

Diogene Ulises Artiles, an alum of the 2017 Summer Korean program, shares his experience in South Korea and how it sparked an interest in language learning.
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Korean

Tips for Returning Home

An Alumni Rep shares advice for re-entry after the NSLI-Y program.
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Korean

NSLI-Y Celebrates Pride: Will Yu

Will Yu, 2022 Korean Summer alum, is involved in advocacy for LGBTQ+ issues and encourages other LGBTQ+ students to participate in the NSLI-Y program.
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Korean

NSLI-Y Honors AAPI Heritage Month: Angela Li

Angela Li, alum of the 2020 Virtual Summer Intensive Korean program, 2021 Summer Korean program, and 2022-2023 Academic Year Korean program, shares her story.
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Korean

NSLI-Y as a Heritage Learner

Sarah Kim, a 2023 Korean Summer Alum, shares her story of participating in NSLI-Y as a heritage learner.
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Korean

Discovering What NSLI-Y Is Truly About

Kennedy, a 2023 Korean Summer alumna, reflects on her NSLI-Y journey from rejection to acceptance and everything she learned along the way.
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Korean

Language Discovery Through Virtual NSLI-Y

Anna is a Korean Virtual NSLI-Y alum. She was drawn to the Virtual NSLI-Y program by an interest in learning a character-based language. Anna reflects on her Virtual NSLI-Y experience and how she was immersed in the language.
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Korean

My Journey of Learning Korean with Virtual NSLI-Y

Hailey, a 2023 Fall Virtual NSLI-Y alum, shares her experience with the virtual program and why she decided to pursue the Korean language.