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Pride is a wonderful way to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Peyton Smith and her friends made it to the event in Dublin to honor and learn more about supporting efforts to ensure further equality and fair treatment in society. See how Dublin celebrated Pride!

Aditi Sridhar, a CAPA London alum and Diversity Advocates Scholar, studied abroad during spring 2022. She shares her account of participating in the Holi festival in London. Holi is the Hindu “Festival of Colors” which celebrates the spring season and the triumph of good over evil. Read more about her experience abroad and what it was like to come together with the South Asian community in London.

Throughout June, we continue to celebrate Pride month and the LGBTQ+ community, and share resources on how we can help the community as allies throughout the rest of the year. We also provide some history on LGBTQ+ rights around the world and offer resources to support LGBTQ+ students looking to study abroad.

Today we celebrate Juneteenth and look back at its history, along with sharing some resources to help you learn more about how it came to be designated as a federal holiday. In addition, as we work to amplify Black and African American voices and experiences in recognition of the significance of Juneteenth, we share stories from Black and African American students and students pursuing diversity initiatives while abroad.

We're celebrating Pride Month by highlighting a list of helpful guides for LGBTQ+ students heading abroad and sharing experiences from CAPA students who have explored their identities while studying abroad.

CAPA student and Diversity Advocates Scholar Isabel Jardiniano is studying abroad in London this semester and talks about feeling right at home in the Filipino community in Kensington. This Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), she shows us 3 Filipino stores and markets to visit in the city and some staple snacks you should try. Check out her recommendations and learn more about Filipino flavors from her!

Van Le attended an International Women's Day event in Whitechapel, a district in the East End of London, to celebrate with the local community. It was a day filled with camaraderie, poetry, henna, zumba, paintings, local business showcases, and more.

At CAPA, we seek to foster increased student diversity and to provide all participants with the opportunity to explore, challenge, and redefine their identities in distinct ways. The Diversity Advocates Scholars Program is an extension of this philosophy and provides resources for advocates to pursue diversity initiatives of their own within their global cities during their semester abroad.

London is home to magnificent works of art and history from around the world. Chi Vu gives you her top 3 museums and galleries in the global city and shares her perspective on the cultural heritage of the curations and exhibitions.

Chi Vu is a scholar of our Diversity Advocates Program, a CAPA blogger, and an international student from Vietnam. In this piece, she makes the case for London as the ideal academic and cultural hub for study abroad with a diverse landscape for post-graduate opportunities. Read through her research and see why London attracts international students year after year.