January 15, 2018

For Zubaidah Harun a new life in America after being a refugee in Malaysia has meant a number of new opportunities and freedoms, but what she values most is the education. In her story she shares why this is so important to her, honest experiences from being bulled in Malaysia as a refugee from Myanmar

Bahram Sherwani may seem as if he’s had a relatively easy upbringing, but he knows what his family had to endure for him to have that luxury. In his story, Sherwani shares his parents’ past and how it has shaped his life as a hyphenated American, an Afghan-American with pride for both sides of the

Teeb Lee has always felt different from the other men he has known; never naturally gravitating towards what he had been taught it means to be masculine. In his story he shares how his perceptions of what it means to be a man, and a Hmong man, has changed over time and how he wants

Fatima is a hair-braider, teacher and entrepreneur living in Bronzeville. She moved to Chicago from Mali in 2001 with a dream of opening her own salon. She loves the opportunities this city has given her and believes we need to stop focusing on where people come from and start collaborating for the greater good.This story