The Girl Who Wanted To Fly
Dust rose around young Zarmina Ahmadi as she stood beneath the spinning blades of a military helicopter hovering above her mountain village in Jaghori, Afghanistan.
Category: Immigrant
An Odyssey of Persistence
Fair warning as you embark on the story of one woman’s journey across borders and barriers: It would be difficult to exaggerate the complexity of Sonia Priscila Ticas’
Finding and Creating Belonging
During the early 1980’s, Haiti was under the rule of Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier. The country’s political situation suffered, and shootings were frequent.
A Fight for Farmworkers’ Rights
A couple of miles outside Hillsboro, Or., Hector Ninijosa and his family had moved into a migrant camp for seasonal farmworkers.
Fighting Through the Cycle
With a whack from his father’s hand, his mother fell to her knees. Talilo Marfil’s first memory was one of abuse. Talilo was born in 1989 in the Philippines
Two Worlds, One Journey
No official records exist to confirm the date, but Arun Cameron Storrs believes she was born around July 20, 1986, in Kathmandu, Nepal
Baby Formula, Seoul, South Korea
Coming to America as an orphan, I didn’t carry anything. Someone carried me. I arrived in the United States at JFK airport on September 30, 1976,
We Are One Live at The Armory
This original composition, thoughtfully created and arranged by Bala for this occasion, weaves a melody that speaks to the deepest threads of our shared
Beyond the Familiar Summit
Although Ang Pemba Sherpa was born in 1982 in Namche Bazar, Nepal, a small village nestled at 3,500 meters in the highest peaks of the world
Creating Joy For Others
When Shi Choong, now a wedding planner helping other Portlanders celebrate their love, thinks about her childhood, she recalls the bright colors
Soaring High, Staying Rooted
“Volando alto sin olvidar de dónde vengo,” a popular Spanish saying that can be translated in English as “Flying high without forgetting where I came from,” describes
How Music Became Her Life
Wu Man was just 16 when she attended a master class led by the celebrated violinist Isaac Stern. The room at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Growth Through the Fray
Mario Magaña fondly recalls growing up in Mexico. He’s one of 15 siblings, and though he feels his childhood in Mexico was the best it could be, it came with […]
A Son’s Journey of Transcendence
Walking off the plane in a white tuxedo and blue bowtie as he arrived in the U.S., 6-year-old Benji Vuong felt like he was going to be a superstar.
My Heart Has Two Countries
Kseniia Hnatovska never kept up with the news. Instead, she was a planner. She loved scheduling vacations and weekend activities,