Note: The name has been changed, but the facts have not. Warning: This story contains potentially traumatizing descriptions of violence. Hope is beautiful, tall, and highly intelligent, which she applies to studying architecture. Most central to Hope’s character,...
Note: The name has been changed, but the facts have not. Anya was born in Russia and raised there until she was about 10 years old. Her parents brought her with them on a tourist visa to the United States and never returned to Russia. It only took Anya 23 years,...
Angelita is a kind and humble woman who doesn’t often boast unless it is about her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She worked hard and loved her large family fiercely – a deep love that brought her to the U.S.from Michoacan, Mexico, at age 62. Angelita’s...
Note: The name has been changed, but the facts have not. Back in his West African homeland of Togo, Kossi was a bright, brave college student with a passion for activism. In 2013, while attending the University of Lomé, he and ten other students founded the Togolese...
Note: The name has been changed, but the facts have not. Warning: This story contains potentially traumatizing descriptions of violence. Aisha grew up in a small, religiously conservative town in Pakistan, the youngest of five children. Her family taught her that a...
