by Christina Walker | Dec 2, 2010 | Back Home, Family, Problems with Papers, The Migration
[Read the companion story: What is the legal status of asylees coming into the U.S., and how does that evolve as they remain?] The aroma of goat meat permeates the room. Though it’s simmering on the kitchen stove in Eugene Peba’s small Chicago apartment, it helps...
by Christina Walker | Nov 28, 2010 | Back Home
Over 5,000 miles away from home, Velemira Gecheva reserves the right to vote in Bulgaria’s elections while residing outside of the country. After living five years in Chicago, she has yet to cast her vote. “I just have my life here,†says Gecheva, 26, a mother...
by Christina Walker | Oct 12, 2010 | Identity, Our Staff, What's New
She spoke in riddles. At least it seemed that way to me. Her broken English paired with a heavy accent was something I, a 7-year-old girl living in Tennessee, had never heard before. It was as if she had come from an ancient world, one I had yet to discover. When she...
