by clarissadonnellyderoven | Dec 16, 2018 | Good Question, Problems with Papers
Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, Medill, Immigrant Connect On Sept. 23, 2017, a little less than a month into her senior year of high school, Valeria realized she could apply to college. She sat in her public high school on Chicago’s Southwest side with a group of...
by clarissadonnellyderoven | Nov 18, 2018 | Learning the Language, Our Staff
By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven It’s Monday. Probably raining. It seems to always rain on Mondays. At 12:30 sharp, Sarra arrives, pushing Salamita in a small stroller. Sarra’s deep brown skin glows, her face hugged by a bright hijab. She and Salamita almost always wear...
