Journeys Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Focal Point: Lives In The Balance

In this photo Jhonny Zamor stands in a blue zip up on an indoor soccer field with his right footing resting on a soccer ball.

How international students navigate collegiate soccer

May 27, 2026

International soccer players at Bryant & Stratton College take the field knowing the stakes.

Schneider, his mom Sherly Joseph and Schneider's cousin all look into a pot on the stove.

“Not a real Haitian”

May 27, 2026

Schneider Joachim is sometimes shunned by other Haitian immigrants for not speaking Creole well. Now, he leans into his heritage by starting a Creole food truck in Syracuse.

A fencer dressed in black stands in a fencing studio with his sword pointed towards the camera.

Bulgarian coach was ‘en garde’ for a new beginning

May 27, 2026

Immigrant Lubomir Kalpaktchiev is fulfilling his dream with the Syracuse Musketeers Fencing Club.

Gary Singh, owner of Masala Heaven, serves customers at the Salt City Market

Immigrants and ethnic eats fuel Salt City in Syracuse

May 27, 2026

Salt City Market’s leaders say they had to be intentional about creating spaces for immigrant entrepreneurs to thrive.

A SU student stands in a black hoodie in front f the Blackstone LaunchPad in Syracuse University’s Bird Library.

SU student’s nonprofit delivers food to Kenya

May 26, 2026

Founded by Abdul Rahman Abdi, a refugee who came to Syracuse, Sadaqa Foundation Inc. provides food to communities in Kenya.