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 carry multiple meanings depending on the context (polysemy). Some of these words have related meanings, for example, zły can mean bad, angry, or wrong. But there are also words with multiple meanings that are entirely different from one …
Sorrells: Opening the Conversation
September 23, 2022 Most of my friends have immigrant parents. Growing up in Chicago, one of the most diverse cities in the world, made it easy to form friendships with other second-generation kids. The way it is most prevalent in my life is from my boyfriend. He is Mexican, and his parents are originally from …
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 participating in a story circle with my peers, I realized that socio-economic identity is an overlooked yet deeply relatable lens through which I understand the steps of my life. I didn’t write much about my economic background in my self-portrait because I didn’t think it played a significant role in my …
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 …
