Jingqi Wang

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2022 Painting, GR

Languages: Mandarin, English, and conversational Mongolian

Home: Born in China and raised in Mongolia, for me, home is where the things and people important to me are.

I like old cartoons and, according to my professors, I make whimsical paintings. I have two cats: one looks like a cinnamon roll, the other one is a cow cat.

Muhammad Haroon Waseem (Haroon Waseem)

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2023 Industrial Design, GR

Languages: English, Urdu (Native), German (Beginner)

Home: Home for me is Pakistan

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I am a tech enthusiast who loves to make/build or disassemble stuff (which works some of the time), a Formula 1 fan, love to watch (European) Football, and a foodie always having that extra appetite for dessert.

Johnny Fu

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2023 Industrial Design, UG

Languages: English, Mandarin

Home: Shenzhen, China 

Having spent about seven years outside of homeland, I’ve learned to take comfort in living with a multitude of cultural identities, languages, and expressions. I am now able to find more beauty than distress when revisiting my favorite quote from high school by Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyuo:

“So, here you are 

too foreign for home 

too foreign for here. 

Never enough for both.”

Muhaddisa Ali

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2024 Graphic Design, UG

Languages: English, Urdu, Basic Korean

Home: I call both Pakistan and Providence my home.

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I am Muslim. I absolutely love cats and pandas. I have too many panda themed items from stickers to plushies to stationary, and a fun fact about me is that I once took care of about 14 cats at the same time. I also have a keen interest in interior design, fashion and recently picked up crocheting. I love reading but am really bad at keeping up with it haha and I have recently been obsessed with checkered patterns. At RISD, I'm currently working 3 on campus jobs and am also part of 2 clubs: RSJP and The baby shoe house collective.

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Sari Sandler

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2022 Graphic Design, UG

Languages: Russian, Hebrew, English and beginner French

Home: Born in Israel, live in Russia. Home is where my family is.

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I am excited to become part of a larger community, create and develop both in my studies but also as a person.

Sichen Grace Chen

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2022 Illustration + LAS, UG

Languages: English, Mandarin, and French

Home: I am Chinese-Canadian and I call Langley, Canada, home!

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Hi everyone! I'm Grace and I'm currently a senior in illustration who loves narrative work and design. Catch me obsessing over a certain colour palette or new concept art. Outside of the studio, I love bringing people together whether that is through food or entertainment. Hopefully, as an international peer mentor, I will be able to help international students find a sense of belonging, stability, and community at RISD!

Sophia Spagna

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2024 Illustration, UG

Languages: English (and a small amount of Yiddish picked up from my Jewish mom!)

Home: I'd definitely call my home Los Angeles, California, USA

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I'm currently majoring in Illustration at RISD, and I plan to focus on studying visual development, animation, and illustrating for animation within that major. Fun facts about me: Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and as such, I usually wear a big waffle necklace. I'm also really into comics, graphic novels, and my accidentally gathered small collection of fake plants!