I joined SAX to spread awareness of an issue that isn't covered enough, and definitely not because Sapphy forced me to. Xenophobia is prevalent throughout today's society and it shouldn't be ignored. Now give me candy.

I think it’s important that groups like this club exist because in my experience, people talk about xenophobia much less than other social justice issues. I think we often clump xenophobia in with racism, and while they are similar, it’s important sometimes to separate the two so that we can see how

I joined Sax because I really want to make a difference in the world, and help people learn about Xenophobia (as my heritage consists of multiple nationalities). I cannot wait to get involved and participate in the forums more often!!

I founded SAX to promote awareness in our amazing Hopkins community with the brightest young minds, so that we will be able to grow and learn from each other in even better harmony!

I joined because the level of xenophobic demagoguery and fear-mongering that has been rising in the USA and Britain over the last few years both outrages and terrifies me to no end. Societies have reviled "the Other" for a long time, but the sheer magnitude of the malice nowadays demands a response.

I am half Indian and half Austrian, and I often get confused as another race. One instance I remember specifically happened two summers ago. I went to a summer program at Oxford University, when another boy from Jordan approached me, thinking I was also middle eastern, and started speaking to me in