La mia famiglia è arrivata negli Stati Uniti rischiando tutto per una vita migliore. Sono venuti senza conoscere nessuno, senza un posto dove stare, senza soldi, senza una voce. In quel momento, mia madre aveva già una figlia di due ani ed era incinta di me. I miei genitori sono finiti a Chicago, e fortunatamente …
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Piller 2011: Language and Culture
October 28, 2022 When teaching Polish to my partner, I try to emphasize that some polish words have multiple meanings in multiple contexts (polysemy). However, some of these words mean different things that are along the same line like the word zły (bad, mad, wrong). But there are also words that mean multiple things that …
Sorrells: Opening the Conversation
September 23, 2022 Most of my friends are have immigrant parents. I live in one of the most diverse cities in the world, Chicago, making it easy to find second generational friends. For example, my boyfriend is Mexican and his parents are from Mexico. This allows me to learn the intricacies of their culture, customs, …
La linea del colore
October 2, 2022 Igiaba Scego is an Italian-Somali author, activist, and journalist who writes about the struggles of the Somali minority population in Italy. Her parents are migrants from Somalia, forced to run from their home during the Siad Barre coup in 1969. She is black and Muslim living in a predominantly white and Catholic …
Class: Identity
October 2, 2022 While having a story circle with my fellow peers, I found the matter of socio-economic identity an overlooked and relatable topic as a way to perceive myself. I did not write an ample amount about my economic status in my self-portrait because I didn’t think it was that important to my story. …
Viagem a Salavdor
November 22, 2023 Minha viagem para Salvador começou às 5 da manhã. Acordei, escovei os dentes, lavei o rosto e arrumei o resto das minhas coisas. Eu, Tessa e Mo dissemos que íamos compartilhar um Uber para o aeroporto então eu saí com a Tessa quando ela estava saindo seu apartamento. Como sempre, Mo não …
