by ritaoceguera | Dec 16, 2018 | Good Question, Identity
By Rita Oceguera, Medill, Immigrant Connect Juan* got his first speeding ticket in February 2018. For weeks he didn’t tell his parents, worried they would be disappointed in him. He told his mom the bad news only a few days before his court date, saying he was...
by ritaoceguera | Nov 21, 2018 | Learning the Language, Our Staff
By Rita Oceguera, Medill Immigrant Connect Rocio Oceguera and I enter through the doors, check in and take our seats until we’re called. My mom is visiting the dermatologist in Naperville, a growing city west of Chicago. Although we are only one city away from my...
