Personal stories from immigrants about their experiences, struggles, successes, and how they’ve adjusted to new cultures. These could be short written pieces, or you could adapt interviews into text.
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When I first heard about the “Picnic of Open Blankets” (Picknick der offenen Decken), organized by Freie Bande, I thought, Okay… sounds nice. Probably just a group of people sitting on the grass with sandwiches and
Picture this: it’s a warm, sunny day at the park. Kids are running around, laughing, just being kids. Then you notice a little boy, maybe 3 or 4 years old, pick up a toy that
Living in a country that doesn’t fully feel like home can be tricky. You build a life, set down roots, maybe even raise your kids and in many ways you fit right in. But there’s
The whole U.S.-China tariff drama has been on the timeline long enough to earn its own hashtag. If it hasn’t already. The headlines are relentless, and everyone seems to have a theory. Some say China
After reflecting on how shared pain connects us and how even “going home” can be complicated for people in the diaspora, I thought I had closed that chapter. But it turns out this conversation keeps
A few days ago, someone described a video they had seen, and it got me thinking. Actually, it did more than that… something in my chest tightened. In the clip, a young black boy is
You know… I recently watched an interview with Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, the former African Union ambassador to the United States. And honestly, I felt every word she said, especially when she spoke about people of
