On Wednesday, after house dinner, a few Rose Residents gathered to learn more about Immigrants through the works of Asad Asad. Asad is a currently working at the Cornell Center for the Study of Inequality, and researches the lives of immigrants. Immigration and immigrants are a huge topic of conversation in the current political climate, however, not many people know exactly what they are talking about. Asad took us through his research following 36 immigrant families and their struggles of assimilating to America. His research was eye opening for me as well, a child of immigrant parents. He highlighted that these immigrants, even though some were undocumented, did not live in a life of fear, instead it was a life of resilience. A life where they knew  and did what was needed to be done to help their families, back home and in America. Asad also hinted at his next project, which will document the similarities between racial profiling muslims and latinos.