Student Eva Brander-Blackhawk ’20 spoke about her Native American and Danish roots, and how she has recently connected to her Native American heritage. Hopkins Arabic Teacher Farha Abubaker shared her journey to New Haven as a refugee from North Africa, and spoke of the aide she received from IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant 服务s) to acclimatize to life in New Haven and the United States. Abubaker continues to work with IRIS, assisting new refugee families with interpretation and language classes. She also teaches Arabic classes at Hopkins to students across the country through the Malone Schools Online Network (MSON).