by Abby Madan | Jan 7, 2016
Abby Madan Abby Madan is currently at UC Berkeley studying Political Economy. She is a first generation immigrant who was raised in six cities, five countries and four continents. Abby carries with her a passion for democratizing underreported stories of social... 
by Maggie Freleng | Jan 6, 2016
Maggie Freleng Maggie is a multimedia journalist based in New York City focusing on mental health, social justice, women’s issues, gender and sexuality. She is a a former intern at NPR’s Latino USA and WHYY’s NewsWorks Tonight in Philadelphia. She graduated with an... 
by Ericka Guevarra | Jan 6, 2016
When you ask Emma-Li Thompson to introduce herself in Mandarin, she uses a different name. Lǐdōngyīng 李冬英 was what they named her at an orphanage in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, a town situated in Northeastern China. Li was the last name of the orphanage’s director. To her,... 
by Trenae Nuri | Jan 6, 2016
Meet Dashonte Abdul-Wakil: an inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Trenae Nuri Trenae V. Nuri is a multimedia journalist. Since 2010, Trenae has written articles and produced news packages on the lives of underrepresented communities and issues. Her... 
by Abby Madan | Jan 6, 2016
Aysha speaks her mind by Abby Madan | Next Generation Radio https://kjzz2017.nextgenradio.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2016/01/aysha-speaks-her-mind.wav The children in this family range in age from 12 to 3. The older boy and girl remember their lives in Syria and... 
by Travis Cornejo | Jan 6, 2016
What’s in a name? A name might be something most take for granted, or don’t think about at all, but it can be a bit more complicated for others. Immigrants and refugees sometimes adopt easy-to-pronounce nicknames when they come to the United States. And some families...
