by zhou | May 11, 2019 | About, Family, Our Staff
By Michael Zhou, Medill, Immigrant Connect As we step up to the doormat, my mother takes a deep breath and exhales nervously. In her hand is a large Pyrex bowl containing pan fried pumpkin and pork dumplings, her most prideful dish. My dad carries in his left hand a...
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...
by mammini | May 9, 2019 | About, Family, Identity, Learning the Language, Our Staff
By Lauren Mammini, Medill, Immigrant Connect I sit with my mom, dad and brother in our family room after returning from my aunt Diana’s funeral service and reception. It’s been 13 days since my mom’s only sister passed. Family and friends begin to trickle in. I try to...
by cramer | May 6, 2019 | About, Family, Our Staff
By Cai Cramer, Medill, Immigrant Connect The golden Florida sunlight feels warm on my cheek as I sit at my grandma’s kitchen table on a balmy May morning. My grammy sits across from me, and she doesn’t look like herself. She’s home from the hospital after a combined...
by bonifant | May 4, 2019 | About, Family, Our Staff
By Josiah Bonifant, Medill, Immigrant Connect 2016 I’m sitting down for a typical Sunday afternoon with my parents. A football game is going on, so my dad is completely zoned out of the conversation. My mom has just called her mother, my abuela, and is full of...
by ashleyhackett | Nov 23, 2018 | Family, Our Staff
By Ashley Hackett, Medill, Immigrant Connect It’s a summer night in suburban Minnesota, unmistakable for its sweltering humidity and cast of whining mosquitoes. Instrumental music plays softly in the background. I watch perspiration gather and slowly drip off my wine...
