Immigration

Memoir· — When I was twelve years old, in 2017, my family and I fled from Democratic Republic of Congo due to food insecurity. We came to Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda...

Memoir· — Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? When I came to this program, it was not how...

Memoir· — Back in China, my Mom, had a childhood greater than that of her peers. While under Confucian cultural influence, most parents were busily pushing their kids and molding them to...

Memoir· — He is called Arian. He is sixteen years old a refugee in Nakivale refugee settlement living alone. I met him where he works and requested to conduct an ethnographic interview...

Memoir· — Lake Nakivale In the heart of Uganda, nestled near the shimmering waters of Lake Nakivale, a remarkable story of hope and resilience unfolded. Amina, a young woman who had fled...

Poems· — Once upon a time, from a wounded land My family was pushed to leave our homeland I was asked to pluck, all my courage in one bag Will we ever...

Memoir· — The piece I chose to work on in the Half Baked Art Collaboration is named Yellow Brick Road in Rough Terrain. When I first saw it I was reminded of...

Book Club· — An update from book club! Today we discussed Kelly Yang’s award-winning novel Front Desk, which follows Mia Tang, a ten-year-old girl who immigrates to the U.S. from China with her...

Art·Basil Haswa — Artist Bio: I am Basel, an 11-year-old child who has been displaced within Syria 5 times and then to Lebanon. I am very attached to studies, but I am facing...

Art·Basil Haswa — Artist Bio: I am Basel, an 11-year-old child who has been displaced within Syria 5 times and then to Lebanon. I am very attached to studies, but I am facing...