Change is Good
Boarding the plane to San Francisco, California with my maman and older sister, I said my final goodbyes to everyone and everything I had ever known and to Tehran -- the city I had called home since my birth.
From Mali
I immigrated to the mid-west of America from Mali when I was 14. Culture shock abounded. Join me for this story about how I learned about my new home while keeping ties to my culture and homeland.
Desert Oasis
When I tell people I’m from Joshua Tree, they often ask me what it was like to grow up in the desert. I can tell that their minds are racing with images of sand dunes, hot winds, and thirst. But my desert is nothing like that at all.
The Loudest City in the World
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Missing Algeria
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Morningside Heights’ Bodega
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Potlatch by Snow Machine
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Lundi Gras
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Growing Up Detroit
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What’s It Like to Be a DJ?
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My Abuela’s Gift
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Koshka: Wonder Cat
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What Ida Took
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Learning to Play the Saung
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Miami Heat
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Growing Up Jersey
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Reservation Hues
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Halmoni’s Kimchi
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