Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) has a long partnership with Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society, the official honor society for students at two-year colleges. PTK boasts over three
For Immigrants Watching a Mob Storm the Capitol, a Sense of Shock and Shame
After years of seeing the U.S. as a beacon of democracy, many new Americans found themselves asking: Had their new country fallen this low? Or was this what it was all along?
The storming of the Capitol triggered a particularly complicated wave of emotions among immigrants and refugees, especially those who fled from countries wracked by violence and instability.Credit.Jason Andrew for The New York Times
Jan. 8, 2021
A little more than five years ago, Ahmad Shah Srosh was standing alongside the U.S. soldiers who had come to his country, helping them promote democracy to his fellow Afghans. He was called an “infidel” for this work; his brother was murdered because of it. But Mr. Shrosh saw in the United States an example of the rewards that awaited when true democracy took root.