A STUDENT-LED NONPROFIT
United through service.
Breaking Borders brings international and immigrant students together to serve their communities — and to find a home in each other along the way.
PasadenaEst. 2026
ArrivalsAll welcome
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What we carry
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Community
A circle of students from every corner of the world who get what it means to start over somewhere new.
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Service
We roll up our sleeves together — food drives, tutoring, gardens — and give back to the places we now call home.
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03Belonging
Your roots are a strength. Every accent, story, and family recipe has a seat at the table.
The Roots Map
See where our members come from.
A living map of the countries our members carry with them — and the lines connecting those places to where we live today.
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Origins
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Featured projects
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Your roots belong here.
Join hundreds of students turning “far from home” into “part of something.”
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