by kenagy | Jun 3, 2021 | Good Question
By Isabelle Kenagy, Medill, Immigrant Connect June 2021 Evelyn Venegas recalls sitting in her Chicago Public School college counselor’s office contemplating her future and knowing college was a priority. “My counselor looked at me and said,...
by kenagy | Jun 1, 2021 | Family, Identity, Work, Jobs and Money
By Isabelle Kenagy, Medill, Immigrant Connect June 2021 As Socorro Castro steps out of O’Hare International Airport, she can’t help but notice the cold and gloom. The trees are dead....
by kenagy | May 4, 2021 | About, Our Staff
By Isabelle Kenagy, Medill, Immigrant Connect May 2021 My great grandmother Ilse lightly hums the Viennese ballad “Wien Wien Nur Du Allein” as I sit on the floor of her sewing room. She’s making me a dress for my seventh birthday, a task that...
