I chose Somewhere over the Rainbow as my title because that was my grandfather’s favorite song and this is a dedication to him. I will start by saying my family is my number one...
Family
1984
Let me take you back in time dear reader and tell you about something I haven’t told anyone for many a long year. Don’t panic though – it’s not a terrible story, just a bit of...
Behind the walls
Hi, i’m a high school teenager. i wrote this story just because i feel so lonely and sad and clearly don’t know what to do. when i;m around my friends, my family, i became this...
In the world that no families
Hi. Ako si Julie hindi ko totoong pangalan. Maaga akong naulila. Baby ako nung namatay ang Nanay ko at ang Tatay ko naman hindi ko kilala. Dahil wala na akong pamilya, pina-ampon ako sa...
“In between”…
I have always struggled with messages about national, racial or gender identity.. even when it comes to trivial messages like “eat French”, “buy iron from our American...
“Believe in yourself”
VIDEO: Chunmei Li shares her story of courage, determination and achievement in choosing her life’s path.
“Entre Deux” …
J’ai toujours eu du mal avec les messages sur l’identité nationale, raciale ou de genre.. même quand il s’agit de message aussi triviaux que “mangez...
A Journey to PR
When me and my husband got married on March 2009, it never slipped our minds that one day, we would separate ways because either of us had to work abroad. But we really never know what God...
“There’s So Much Strength in Women”
VIDEO: Sabrina Speich shares her story of empowerment, of helping other women, and of her work as a midwife in Mexico.
“It’s not the way you think it is”
VIDEO: Whitney Dowers from Canada shares her story about how other people’s assumptions about us can affect our lives.