Returned Peace Corps volunteers will host a panel tonight to discuss the achievements—but also the challenges—of minorities volunteering overseas.
According to Alethea Parker of the Peace Corps Southeast Regional Office, minorities make up about fourteen percent of the Peace Corps.
Parker says minorities may have negative experiences overseas that non-minorities would not face, such as having their nationality questioned.
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