by Julie Slack | Aug 17, 2022 | First Literacy Scholars 2021-2022, First Literacy Scholars 2022-2023, First Literacy Scholars 2023-2024
Bushrah was born in Uganda. She is the oldest of five siblings and the first in her family to attend college. Her time in the U.S. has not been easy. She’s faced several challenges, from domestic violence to homelessness. She is now a single mother of two young...
by Julie Slack | Aug 11, 2022 | First Literacy Scholars 2022-2023, First Literacy Scholars 2023-2024
As a 20-year old graduate in Uganda with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Hajarah was gaining the confidence to make decisions for herself rather than for others as she had done in the past. The choices she made to live a better life for herself resulted in...
by Julie Slack | Aug 11, 2022 | First Literacy Scholars 2022-2023, First Literacy Scholars 2023-2024
Juan immigrated to the U.S. in search of a better life for both himself and his parents. For much of his life he has struggled with a medical condition which he was unable to receive adequate care in his home country. In addition to the physical burdens related to his...
by Julie Slack | Nov 8, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2020-2021
Javier was born in Paterson, New Jersey, has lived in New York City and now lives in Fitchburg MA. Javier was raised in a family that did not value education and met no resistance when he dropped out of high school. Javier struggled with addiction for many years and...
by Julie Slack | Sep 7, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2018-2019, First Literacy Scholars 2019-2020, First Literacy Scholars 2021-2022, First Literacy Scholars 2022-2023
Yves was born and raised in Haiti. When Yves arrived in the U.S. she was met with many challenges. As a single mother of three, Yves struggled to juggle work and support her daughter who battled severe depression. The enforced isolation during the pandemic was hard...
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