by shin | Jun 17, 2019 | Good Question
By Sian Shin, Medill, Immigrant Connect “I was a victim of domestic violence,” said Marina Y. Kim. “I needed help at the time, but I didn’t know where to go. And I didn’t speak English well and I was undocumented.” Kim was born in South Korea and moved to the US in...
by shin | Jun 5, 2019 | Identity
By Sian Shin, Medill, Immigrant Connect The first question I asked him was “how would you identify yourself?” After a moment of thought, he replied “a quarter human.” When he noticed the glimmer of curiosity in my eyes, he reassured me that I would understand after he...
by shin | May 10, 2019 | About, Family, Learning the Language, Our Staff, Work, Jobs and Money
By Sian Shin, Medill, Immigrant Connect I’m sitting at the kitchen table with my ESL homework laid out in front of me when my mother walks in and tosses something on the table. It’s my mother’s art portfolio, featuring her best artwork throughout her career. I look up...
