Zin Wai Yan, one of our Yangon-based interns, and Laura Chang, a Cornell University student, investigate the challenges
experienced by Myanmar students first in Myanmar when pursuing admission to U.S. community colleges and then
in the U.S. when enrolled in their programs. With few educational and job opportunities in post-coup Myanmar, a massive
number of young people in Myanmar consider studying abroad, sometimes without being fully aware of the financial, legal,
and mental health implications. This is the second part of a two-part feature.