The Dual Identity: Joanne Yan

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The American dream. Many immigrants have traveled long and far, away from their homeland to come to America in hopes of a...

Seung Won (Leo) Chung’s Story: Experiencing the Best of Both Worlds

Written by Lucy Lin

When bringing up New York City, it is almost impossible to avoid conversations about its multicultural population and immigration history. In the...

Sophia’s Oral History: What defines cultural identity?

Written by vitaliy dmukhovskyy

As the world’s cultures grow increasingly closer in the modern age, what it means to live through a cultural identity grows considerably...

Qiaomin Yang- Life in China vs Life in America

Written by Lynlia Tso

America is known as the home for all immigrants. It is said to be the land of opportunity. It is considered prestigious...

Is Change Always for the Best?

Written by Joyce Yu

When one thinks of immigration, what comes to mind is a scene of thousands of people making their journey across the ocean...

On Dami Chen: Sticking to Her Chinese Roots

Written by Jimmy Assis

Most immigrants come to New York in search of financial benefit, purely trying to escape the harsh economy of their previous land....

Grateful For My Parents: Joyce Yu

Written by Joanne Yan

     Throughout history, New York City has been one of the cities with the highest amount of immigrants. Therefore, it has...

Finding the Right Spot: Vitaliy’s Story of Immigration

Written by Seung Won Chung

When raising a child, parents seek the best environment for their children to be raised in. Vitaliy Agboneni, a classmate that had...

From Fuzhou to Benson Hurst: Lucy Lin’s Story

Written by Olivia Dellston

Picture beautiful new buildings with spacious rooms housing immigrant families. Every child has his or her own bedroom and the kitchen is...

Coming to a Billboard Near You: Lynlia Tso

Written by Cassie Lagana

The people around us, whether we like it or not, influence us every day.  Along with those who are closest to us,...

On Lillian Mangialino: Ciao and Yassou!

Written by QiaoMin Yang

They were very frugal. My mom told me that her mom used to, you know like the paper towel rolls? She used...

On Sabrina Yu: The Importance of One’s Past as One’s Individuality

Written by anthonychen715

New York is a great source of diversity in America, and part of the greatness of the Big Apple is the hidden...

On Anthony Chen: A balance and mix of cultures

Written by sabrina

We hear of many immigrant stories about families from all over coming to the United States to start a new life or...

On Olivia Dellston: A Culture All Their Own

Written by Lillian Mangialino

New York City is proud of its sparkling reputation as one of the most diverse places on Earth, wearing its title for...

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