April Canahuati

April Canahuati focuses her work on global, international, and comparative education. Drawing from her personal experience as a first-generation immigrant from Honduras, she is passionate about studying and working with immigrants. April aspires to immerse herself in future research and collaborate closely with students and families who are low-income, first-generation, and immigrants. She aims to be a vocal advocate for immigrant education development and to act as a catalyst for positive change.

April earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Virginia. At Harvard, she was a graduate student fellow for the Immigration Initiative and is deeply dedicated to advocating for and supporting immigrants. She was a student ambassador for the Harvard Center of International Development and worked with the Harvard Graduate School of Education community as a student council representative, program advisory board member, students’ admission advisor, and first-generation organization events committee member. In her free time, April enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, and creative pursuits.

Initial Fellowship Focus: The fellow will play a key role in taking inventory of past and current welcome initiatives, researching best practices, standardizing engagement with cross-sector stakeholders, and outlining the short-term and long-term challenges facing new American residents.