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July 2024 / Education and Learning, Family, Immigration Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024, Work

Jane’s Story

My name is Jane Michael. I’m from South Sudan, I have five kids. I moved to America on December 4, 2022. Read More

May 2024 / Community, Education and Learning, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024

Advocacy

The READ Center is an adult education program for adults that can’t read and people that want to read better. Read More

May 2024 / Health and Health Care, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024

I Am A Miracle

I am a miracle because when my parents conceived me and my mother was carrying me in her, she was having problems. She kept going to the doctor Read More

May 2024 / Education and Learning, Health and Health Care, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, Philosopy, SPOTLIGHT 2024

DON’T GIVE UP

My name is Helky Castro, I am from El Salvador. Eight years ago my life changed. I was in a coma for two months, Read More

May 2024 / Family, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, Philosopy, SPOTLIGHT 2024

Untitled

This is my short history, when I was 4 years old, my parents got divorced. I grew up next to my parents, Read More

May 2024 / Afghanistan, Community, Education and Learning, Family, Immigration Stories, Overcoming Challenges

My Name Is Kemya

Transitioning from Kabul to the peaceful streets of Blue Ridge, USA has brought immense change for me and my family. Read More

November 2023 / Afghanistan, Community, Countries, Education and Learning, Immigration Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2023, War and Conflict

Refugee for Refugee

by Ali Ansari My name is Ali Ansari. I was born in Afghanistan. I lived there until 2007, when our lives became very difficult and we had to move to… Read More

November 2023 / Countries, Education and Learning, Fiji, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, Philosopy, SPOTLIGHT 2023

Teenagers in a Foreign Country

by Mizuki Yokoi One day, my mother said to me, “Are you interested in studying abroad?” At the time, my best friend had moved far away, my grades were poor,… Read More

November 2023 / Family, Interests and Hobbies, Nature, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, Philosopy, SPOTLIGHT 2023

The Sky Is The Limit

Anonymous Do you know how this continent was discovered? I’m proud to say that Amerigo Vespucci was a great sailor from whose name the term “America” derived. This is a… Read More

November 2023 / Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2023

It’s Never Too Late

by Garry Trent “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be,” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Being grateful is something… Read More