Although she is not an immigrant herself, there is no doubt that as a first-generation American, Ilwaad Hussen experienced ...

I never thought I would even visit America, the land of freedom, opportunities and the country that every other country just ...

A few months ago, I joined a Youth Journalism International project that I would call an extraordinary, life-changing piece of work for my writing career. Listen to the author read this story: The ...

Kadima moved with her family from Angola to Maine to escape violence and war. Now 22, she has no desire to return. The United ...

The gift of education came from Camila Cateriano’s parents after she finished school in her native Peru. It was a plane ...

Claude Lukusa, a sophomore at Lewiston High School, has lived in America for the last three years. Lukusa, who was born in ...

Youth Journalism International connects student writers, artists and photographers with peers around the globe, teaches journalism, fosters cross-cultural understanding, and promotes and defends a ...

Coming from a Tanzanian refugee camp, Noela Uwezo and her family took the long route to their new home in Maine. America – a ...

Despite the challenges that she’s faced as a Congolese immigrant to Maine, Bright Marshall said she loves her life here. “I ...

From a refugee camp in Malawi to Tennessee and Maine in the United States, Bridgete Muronda has seen many places and still ...