The theme of Issue X will focus on Immigration. Many of us, if not all, emigrated from elsewhere to the United States, whether our ancestors came with the first settlers, or our families came later to escape famines, wars, pogroms, or to seek their fortune or a more promising life in the new country of “America.” Some of us have stayed, some may be passing through and returning to their country of origin, but most of us share a history of coming from other countries and making a new life among the many others that constitute the cultural wealth of this country historically and today. What is your story of immigration? Where do you come from? And how have you and/or your family forged a new, “American” life and identity?
Take Off and Fly - Steel wings carrying you, taking you from the warm weather that made your skin glisten, Away from the mangoes drenched in lemon… ... Continue Reading
Tongues - When I think of language, I think of foreignness. I think of who gets to decide what is foreign and what is… ... Continue Reading
Shifting the Perspective: From Host to Guest - “But what do you want over there? Why do you think you have to be there in order to ‘find yourself’ ?” … ... Continue Reading
Full Circle: My Return to Romania - I am an immigrant but not in the way most people expect. I originally came from Orphanage Number One in Bucharest Romania… ... Continue Reading
Je suis comme je suis…in which we discover, and find solace in, poetry - Each morning when I bring le petit garçon to school, I stretch our 10-minute drop-off window for as long as I’m able.… ... Continue Reading
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Changing Small Habits in Another Culture - When my language course at Goethe Institute in Germany first started, I felt bewildered by the fact that I could no longer… ... Continue Reading
Chameleon - I was born in Chicago. When I was three years old, my family moved to Okinawa. Two years later, we would move… ... Continue Reading
Engaging with Today’s Refugee Crisis - The Smith College Refugee Consortium met in the spring of 2017 to discuss Smith's efforts to organize and implement effective initiatives in… ... Continue Reading
From the Archives: Smith Students Rally Behind Scholarships for Refugees - Faced with ongoing, destructive conflicts in several Middle Eastern and African nations, the world today has witnessed the highest levels of forced… ... Continue Reading