I’ve been building a contact list of people who could offer valuable insights regarding my project. I’ve looked for experts in the field of immigration, lobbying/litigation, self-employment, and the creative industries. I’ve been lucky to receive really valuable insights from the people I’ve reached out to, and here is how it’s been going: I reached… Continue reading Reach Out Updates
Social Media Update
A major part of gaining momentum for the Inter.work campaign is to spread the word through social media. I’ve been making infographics that communicate data regarding international students and the creative industries in an engaging way. At the same time, I’ve been sharing updates and resources that are relevant to the campaign. These range from… Continue reading Social Media Update
Book Reading: Be the Change by Gina Martin
As I expressed my interest to create a campaign around my project grew, a classmate recommended the book Be the Change by Gina Martin. Gina Martin is an activist who took the initiative to create a campaign to make upskirting illegal in England after suffering from such violation herself. After the incident, she reached out… Continue reading Book Reading: Be the Change by Gina Martin
PESTLE Analysis
A commonly used method of analysis, PESTLE looks at the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Ecological elements that could be potentially faced at any point of a process. Thinking this can be a useful lens for my research question, I used the PESTLE Analysis in order to further examine the factors that may affect… Continue reading PESTLE Analysis
Inter.work, Donations, and Campaigning
Continuing with my intervention of asking international student artists if they’d be interested in contributing works for Inter.work’s purpose of selling art in exchange for donations to a charity, I’ve received quite positive feedback. ISs seem to be interested in sharing their works and they think donations are a good alternative to not being able… Continue reading Inter.work, Donations, and Campaigning
WHAT-WHY-HOW-WHAT IF
WHAT The field I’m researching is the limitations creative international students (IS’s) face in relation to them becoming self-employed and the IS communities in the US and the UK. In total, the areas contributing to the field are creative IS’s, the self-employment economy, and the creative economies in the US and the UK. Such areas… Continue reading WHAT-WHY-HOW-WHAT IF
International Student Town Hall & Q+A
Last week I attended a town hall organized by University of the Arts London guided toward listening to UAL international student voices. Some students expressed the concern that they were not being given the same opportunities domestic students were getting. Between not receiving support to adapt different modes of learning, communication barriers, and limits to… Continue reading International Student Town Hall & Q+A
Fair Freelancing for Creative International Students
I’ve been formally on a student visa sponsored by a university since 2015, and through the years I’ve explored multiple creative disciplines, never able to solely focus on one. For Applied Imagination I initially centered around film because I have a special interest in filmmaking, and wanted to expand on the field. However, after researching… Continue reading Fair Freelancing for Creative International Students