by sophiekobylinski | Dec 6, 2019 | Culture Shock, Work, Jobs and Money
By Sophie Kobylinski, Medill, Immigrant Connect After a long week of work at the Kraft Heinz Company in Chicago, 25-year-old Marcelle Hana looks forward to her monthly visit to Ambrosia Cafe, a hookah bar in Lincoln Park. She meets her friends to unwind and catch up...
by gabriellerabon | Oct 18, 2019 | About, Culture Shock, Family, Our Staff
By Gabrielle Rabon, Medill, Immigrant Connect In this room, I struggle to breathe. I am lightheaded. My grandmother, Kitty, smokes indoors. She also hates the smell of tobacco, so she sprays deodorizer to cover it. The walls, once white, are now a sickly yellow-brown....
by ashleyhackett | Dec 12, 2018 | Culture Shock, Good Question
By Ashley Hackett, Medill, Immigrant Connect When Imran Mohammad left Myanmar to escape the persecution of Rohingyan people, he never thought he would land in America, a country where everything was so different. If it were up to him, he’d have been able to live a...
by rebeccadernbach | Dec 11, 2018 | Culture Shock, Our Staff
By Becky Dernbach, Medill, Immigrant Connect It’s hot for May, more than 90 degrees, and so windy I struggle to hold my skirt in place. Abdi* is waiting for me inside the Coldstone Creamery. We embrace under the fluorescent lights, place our orders and find a bench by...
by maryhall | Nov 19, 2018 | Culture Shock, Our Staff
By Mary Hall, Medill, Immigrant Connect Not much gets past my journal. October 12, 2018 “We can’t keep having the same fight, Mike, ” I say, my voice low, yet persistent enough to be heard over the hum of the subway taking us toward downtown Chicago. By this point...
by kaishayoung | Nov 18, 2018 | Culture Shock, Our Staff
By Kaisha Young, Medill, Immigrant Connect A crisp June breeze grazes my cheek as I close my apartment’s gate behind me. Google Maps instructs me to head north on South Woodlawn Avenue, then proceed to the Lake Park and 47th bus terminal. When I turn to walk left, the...
