by Julie Slack | Nov 8, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2017-2018 and prior, First Literacy Scholars 2018-2019
When Junying moved to the US from China, he had very poor English language skills, but that did not stop him from trying to achieve his dreams. He worked at a Chinese restaurant as a food delivery driver while taking English classes. Now a confident English speaker,...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2019-2020
Born in Brazil, Izabella was left with her grandparents when her single mother went abroad to work. She was seventeen and a sophomore in high school when her mother brought her and her older sibling to Medford. She graduated from Medford High School in May 2018 and...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2018-2019, First Literacy Scholars 2019-2020, First Literacy Scholars 2020-2021
After waiting for almost ten years for her green card, Adriana was finally able to come to the United States from El Salvador. With business education and accounting experience, Adriana qualified for many related positions but needed to improve her English. She found...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2021-2022, First Literacy Scholars 2022-2023, First Literacy Scholars 2023-2024
Qiaomin is from China, where she attended college before moving to the U.S. in 2019. During the coronavirus pandemic, Qiaomin lost her part-time job and her grandfather was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Being the only family member to speak any English, she took on...
by Julie Slack | Aug 26, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2020-2021, First Literacy Scholars 2021-2022, First Literacy Scholars 2022-2023, First Literacy Scholars 2023-2024
Yane faced many challenges when she arrived in the United States in 2019. She needed to balance a full-time job, care for her young son, and learning English. In time she was able to get help from the Asian American Civic Association, which allowed her to find work,...
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