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sian American students at Syracuse University each have their own unique stories and aspirations, but several share common experiences that echo those of many Asian Americans.
Asian students make up 6% of SU’s 21,322 students — including undergraduate, graduate and law school students — according to SU’s fall 2020 census. Also, 17.6% of the student body are international students.
The Daily Orange asked seven Asian American students and recent alumni of SU about their transitions to college, professional goals and views of their identities. Each talked about their families, their childhoods and their journeys to adulthood parallel to their time at the university.