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b"It\\u2019s that time of year \\u2014 application season. So this week, we\\u2019re presenting two stories about the (literal and figurative) struggle to be accepted.\\nPart 1: The only thing standing in the way of Jennifer Landa\\u2019s dreams of studying art in college is her grade in chemistry.\\nPart 2: When she\\u2019s accepted into the conversation fellowship of her dreams in Washington, DC, Emi Okikawa must break the news to her family that she\\u2019s leaving their home in Hawaii.\\nJennifer Landa is an actress, host, and crafter. Her work and YouTube videos have been featured on sites such as BuzzFeed, Craft Magazine, Huffington Post, LEGO.com, and more. As an actress she\\u2019s appeared in various commercials over the years and on tv shows like ABC\\u2019s Better Off Ted and MTV\\u2019s Awkward. As a host, she has appeared on Collider\\u2019s Jedi Council, Fusion\\u2019s Star Wars: A New Gaming Era, OraTV\\u2019s Dweebcast, and more. Currently, she cohosts ForceCenter, a Star Wars podcast dedicated to celebrating all things in that galaxy far, far, away. Jennifer is also a DIY contributor for the official Star Wars blog on StarWars.com. She sometimes goes by the nickname of \\u201cLanda Calrissian\\u201d and if you haven\\u2019t guess by now, Jennifer is really into Star Wars.\\n\\nEmi Okikawa grew up surrounded by the beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. Her childhood spent exploring tidepools, snorkeling over the reef, and hiking in the mountains led her to fall in love with the natural world as a young child. She is also a child of the Asian-American diaspora, and has spent much of her time peering into the chasm between her hyphenated existence. Most of her work draws inspiration from the sacrifices, struggles and triumphs of her family\\u2019s intergenerational search for \\u201chome.\\u201d She's a former RAY Fellow from Ocean Conservancy where she focused on highlighting the stories of communities of color leading the environmental justice movement. Currently, she is the Digital Comms Fellow at the Washington State Sierra Club. You can follow her on Twitter @EmiOkikawa.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"