# @ualbertastudents on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSX7UDlDkBc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38561309-ualbertastudents-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/706f975d08.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-12-17T18:00:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** University of Alberta (@ualbertastudents) — https://gondola.cc/ualbertastudents

## Caption

"As a young girl learning English in a new country, I faced intense pressure and bullying with every hesitant word I spoke with my accent. Quickly, I realized I had to work twice as hard to be taken seriously. Inequity is real and systems can disable and disempower communities and young people like me. The U of A has provided countless opportunities, roles and platforms to become the woman I needed growing up: someone to understand and advocate for immigrant and marginalized families like mine across health care, research and academia. I have felt the weight of inequity, but I have witnessed the power of systems that can uplift and empower. I carry this purpose forward, striving to tear down the barriers that once held me back and to build spaces where others, like me, can rise boldly."

Jasmine is a fourth-year Nursing Honors student. She sits on the Office of the Registrar Student Advisory Committee, volunteered previously for the Nursing Undergraduate Association as a student representative and is recipient of the Faculty of Nursing Gold Standard Scholarship and the University of Alberta Gold Standard Scholarship. Recently she attended the Women and Children's Health Research Day Conference, where she was awarded first place in the undergraduate poster category. #UAlberta

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- **Likes:** 1,652
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- **Comments:** 46

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University of Alberta | @ualbertastudents | https://gondola.cc/ualbertastudents | University |
| Alex Pugliese | @aperspectiveyeg | https://gondola.cc/aperspectiveyeg | Photographer |

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