Call Me Dr. Olive Bukuru
When Olive Bukuru was six months old her and her family fled their home country of Burundi in search of a safe life. They ended up in a refugee camp
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A Focus on the Possible
For Emiliano Ruelas Sosa, the doors to the American dream began to close when he was 15. Due to his legal status he was not allowed to get his driver’s […]
Vanessa Hernandez Barron
Vanessa Hernandez Barron is a junior at Willamette University, where she is earning a degree in Business Administration and Politics, Policy, Law, and Ethics.
Eliana Feinstein
Eliana Feinstein is a writer and editor from Los Angeles. She currently attends Reed College, where she is majoring in English and minoring in film & media studies.
Seth Eislund
Seth Eislund is a recent graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He has written nonfiction stories for the past five years, covering pressing
Something Greater in Life
Vasyl Matsyuk, a Yale Divinity student, grew up in the fully Democratic Ukraine only to see it ravaged by a war with Russia that began a year ago in February. […]
Natalia Lopez
Natalia Lopez is a recent (2022) graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., majoring in International Politics and minoring in Spanish.
Isabelle Williams
Isabelle Williams is a senior majoring in Journalism at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. She is minoring in Editing and Publishing as well as Theater
Building a Future With Forgiveness
When Romy Ahounou was just a little boy in the Republic of the Congo, war broke out. “My parents put me and my brother in a suitcase and put us […]
I Believe You Could Be Something Great
Heriberto Bolanos immigrated from Mexico as a young child. He shares how he became a gang member in middle school but avoided the school-to-prison
Creating Community In Portland
“The moment I stepped into the Chinese classroom, I knew it felt different,” Aria Chen says, remembering her first day at Franklin High School. “The teacher
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes is a junior at the University of Portland studying English and Environmental Science. He has experience reporting and editing for UP’s
Finally A Place to Call Home
Every time someone asks May Lui Tike where she’s from, she answers: “I am not from anywhere.” She has a good reason for this response:
Peyton McGovern
Peyton McGovern is a senior at Portland State University, where she is earning a degree in English Literature with a certificate in nonprofit management.
Emily Ker
Emily Ker is a junior at Portland State University majoring in International Studies with a specialty in African Studies. Her ancestors immigrated