Rebecca Yeung – The Seattle Globalist

International Students should start thinking about OPT long before graduation. (Photo by UW Admissions / Kathrine Katherine B. Turner)

Tips for International Students hoping to stay after studying

by Rebecca Yeung

A program called Optional Practical Training (OPT) allows international students to work in the U.S. for a year if they’re hired within 90 days of graduating.

My responsibility to fight for democracy in Hong Kong

by Rebecca Yeung

"We are not here for fun, we are here for our future."

Frustrated with regulations, UW international students turn to illegal work

by Rebecca Yeung

With international student populations at UW increasing every year, more and more are working under the table to make ends meet.

Vanna Fut breakdancing in front of a crowd. (Photo courtesy of Vanna Fut)

From gangster to breaker to peacemaker, the remarkable life of Big Lazy

by Rebecca Yeung

When I asked Vanna Fut, the subject of the recent biopic “Raskal Love,” to introduce himself, he simply said: “birth name Vanna Fut, and the street calls me Big Lazy.”