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New to the U.S., he struggled to find belonging. A fellow student changed that (opens the original)
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When Teyu Chou was 11 years old, he and his family moved from Taiwan to the United States. He was excited about his new life, but also scared about not fitting in. When he started school, Chou realized the transition was going to be much more difficult than he expected. "Many times, sitting in the classroom, [I felt] very much alone, even though I was flanked by students left and right," Chou recalled. Chou's primary difficulty was that he didn't know much English. Between the language barrier a
After an unexpected loss, a young woman received support from a stranger (opens the original)
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About 30 years ago, Kate Rogan joined the Peace Corps and moved to El Salvador. About six months into her service, she got a phone call from the country director. "His exact words were, 'Kate, I'm so sorry. Your dear mother has died,'" Rogan said. The news left Rogan in shock. The next few hours were a blur of packing and driving to the airport. Her route home took her from El Salvador to Miami and then from Miami to Boston. But after boarding her final flight, the pilot came on the intercom to
Strangers helped a college student get to his friend in the hospital (opens the original)
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About 25 years ago, when Jake Berry was a freshman in college, he received bad news. One of his oldest friends, Jack, had been rushed to the hospital. The cause of his hospitalization was unclear. "This was in the early days of texting, so I was really waiting on phone calls to get updates on Jack's condition and what was happening," Berry said. It was a Thursday evening, which usually meant he'd go out with his friends. But he wasn't in the mood for socializing. "I just needed some time on my o
What a forbidden hug from a nurse during lockdown meant to one cancer patient (opens the original)
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In March 2020, days after COVID-19 lockdowns began, Ashleigh Bell Pedersen was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Treatment began immediately, starting with six rounds of intensive chemotherapy. It was followed by six weeks of radiation, multiple surgeries and, eventually, 10 months of maintenance chemo. Bell Pedersen lived alone and was single at the time. But she had a large community that came together to support her. Friends dropped off meals and art supplies and chatted wit
How a teacher's feedback changed things for a stuttering student (opens the original)
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When Susan Greenstein Prescott was a high school senior, her English teacher, Fred DiMeo, gave her a terrifying assignment: recite a poem in front of the whole class. "I had a mild stutter. I'd be trying to get a word out that might begin with [the letter] 'd' or a 'th' — and the word wouldn't come out, or I might say 'the' three times," Greenstein Prescott said. The thought of getting up in front of her peers and stuttering through the poem was too much to bear. Greenstein Prescott went home an
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