Hungary, International, Male, Story
Refugees in a peaceful land As I grew up in Hungary, I experienced no wars, no conflicts and everything seemed to be peaceful. This was one of the perks of living in the middle of Europe in the 2000′. I only heard about terrorism and war from the news or the...
Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
We Stand Together I am a Chicana, born and raised in the United States, but a couple of my closest friends were brought here roughly around the age of four from their birthplace in the country of Mexico. Their parents wanted a better life for their children, they...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Untitled Growing up, I was very much obliviant as to what my parents’ background was really like until my freshman year of high school when we were assigned a project in my Asian American Studies class. The project required us to interview an immigrant we know,...
Female, Other, Story, Turkey
My Identity An identity is arguably the most important aspect of a person’ existence because it impacts their worldview as well as their self-image. I struggled to make sense of my identity as I was immersed into the foreign culture of my suburban town,...
Latinx/Chicanx, Male, Story
Mi Identidad: Caught in the Middle My mother had no clue of what it meant to obtain a quality education when she immigrated to the United States from her hometown of Atemajac De Brizuela with her single mother 44 years ago. Growing up in Oakland, California and not...
