Leveraging artificial intelligence and immersive media, we are in the early stages of developing an online negotiation learning experience for underserved peoples. Negotiation is an interaction where the intended output of what two or more parties can do together is better than what they can do alone. How effectively we negotiate impacts the quality of our professional and personal lives and affects important relationships in our community. Even a seemingly small improvement in our persuasive skills can mean the difference between a successful job interview or business deal and one that fails. Studies show that employers are increasingly looking for new hires to have strong judgment skills, which include areas such as negotiation and decision-making under uncertainty. Moreover, cross-cultural studies have illustrated that the appropriate deployment of these skills depends on cultural and situational factors. The interaction between cultural structures and negotiation surfaced in the focus group sessions we hosted with Arab and Afghan members of the Cleveland community. Individuals raised questions which out-of-the-box negotiation curriculum does not fully address, such as, “How do we build trust in a negotiation, especially when Americans might not trust newcomers? How do we welcome the counterparty to engage with us when we’re from a different culture?” To meet this need and lead the way in providing the refugee and asylum-seeking communities the training necessary to fully participate in the US workforce, the Newcomer Navigator Program in partnership with Harvard University’s Next Level Lab seek funding to launch a research design project that would create this first-of-its-kind learning experience for international newcomers.