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June 30 2023

Je me souviens de Damas ..
From: Marseille

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June 19 2023

C’etait la première fois que je voyais mon père en vrai ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 18 2023

Je suis venu à cause de la guerre ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 18 2023

La France n’est pas comme je l’avais imaginée ..
From: Marseille, France

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March 1 2023

Ici, je n’ai pas racheté d’oiseaux: mes oiseaux sont à Sétif. ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 22 2023

I never thought that I’d be living the life that I’m living today. ..
From: New York, NY

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October 17 2019

Ma grand-mère est une guerrière….. ..
From: Marseille

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June 26 2019

« Retourne chez toi sale Française ! » ..
From: Marseille

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June 24 2019

Cher journal, j’écris aujourd’hui sur ta première page et je vais te raconter mo ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 24 2019

En fait je suis un Mekki ou plutôt une salade de fruit !!!!! ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 19 2019

Devenir quelqu’un ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 15 2019

je remonte la pente doucement mais surement ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 13 2019

I found the key to success ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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June 10 2019

Perdue par l’absence de ma famille ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 2 2019

Dans mes souvenirs, On a déménagé souvent. ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 1 2019

Si loin – Si proche ..
From: Marseille

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May 1 2019

FIRST DAY IN AN AMERICAN SCHOOL ..
From: The Bronx

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April 19 2019

I am from tin houses on the outskirts of a corrupt capital ..
From: Bayonne, NJ

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January 26 2019

Les larmes étaient mes seules amies ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 2 2019

Religion caused me a lot of suffering ..
From: Marseille, France

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November 20 2017

I came to become something (like a Mexican singer) ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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November 20 2017

My goal in the US is to learn the people. ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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October 8 2017

I am from humble and twisted roots — From the seed of opportunity ..
From: Bayonne, NJ

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June 22 2017

my parents did not tell me we were going to live here. They said we were here for vacation ..
From: Bronx, NY

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June 21 2017

Some time when you move to another country from your country you have to change ..
From: Bronx, NY

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June 20 2017

Everything I always had and believe is in the Dominican Republic. ..
From: Bronx, NY

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June 20 2017

On the path I found some dark spots, ..
From: Bloomfield, NJ

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June 20 2017

Je rêve du jour où je vais dire : avant j’étais triste ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 19 2017

“Bye, my hijo. we are going to miss you.” ..
From: Dominican Republic

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June 19 2017

I am from Manhattan to Mexico and back to Bayonne ..
From: Bayonne, NJ

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June 19 2017

I am from a family who raised me to be unafraid of speaking up ..
From: Bayonne, NJ

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June 18 2017

Ici, personne ne me manque comme mon chat ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 18 2017

I AM A “SÉNÉFRENCH” GIRL ..

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June 17 2017

So i m trying ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 16 2017

C’est difficile de vivre dans ce pays que tu ne connais pas ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 15 2017

Je suis arrivée en cinquième, je ne comprenais rien. Je ne connaissais personne. ..
From: Marseille

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June 15 2017

Mon grand-père, ce soldat! ..
From: Marseille

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June 14 2017

Aujourd’hui, ma vie n’est pas la même que la leur, mais leur vie fait partie ..
From: Marseille

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June 14 2017

Un tremblement de terre frappa l’Algérie ..
From: Marseille

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June 14 2017

Mon père a pris une belle décision de venir en France. ..
From: Marseille

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June 13 2017

My biggest fear was doing bad in school ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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June 13 2017

j’ai décidé de vous raconter l’histoire de ma grand-mère. ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 12 2017

Quand je ferme les yeux ..
From: Slovakia

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June 12 2017

La ville de Marseille pour moi c’est ma vie. ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 12 2017

The Dream of my grandfather ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 8 2017

IRAQ ..
From: Iraq

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June 7 2017

We came for a better life ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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June 6 2017

On est venus à Marseille parce que mon père a beaucoup de copains ici ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 4 2017

In my country Bangladesh, ..
From: Bloomfield, NJ

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June 2 2017

Là où tout a changé! ..
From: Brazil

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June 2 2017

Je suis comme toi ..
From: Roumanie

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May 13 2017

l’histoire de ma famille ..
From: Marseille, France

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May 12 2017

Mes parents sont tous les deux d’Oran, une ville en Algérie. ..
From: Marseille, France

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May 9 2017

Before I left the Dominican Republic, I remember going to visit seven churches. ..
From: Dominican Republic

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May 9 2017

My new friends spoke Arabic, French, and they didn’t know English so it was hard for us ..
From: Dominican Republic

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May 9 2017

I was 13 years old going on 14 when my dad said we were going to the United States. ..
From: Dominican Republic

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May 9 2017

Sometimes I wish I was an immigrant so I could know how my mom feels. ..
From: New York, NY

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May 9 2017

I left a part of me ..
From: Gambia

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May 2 2017

On sortait tous ensemble, c’était cool ! ..
From: Guinea

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May 2 2017

Et maintenant j’habite dans un ville normale / Now I live in a normal city ..
From: Afghanistan

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April 24 2017

J’ai traversé le Burkina Faso, le Niger, la Libye, l’Italie, jusqu’en France. ..
From: Marseille

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April 24 2017

J’ai marché le jour, j’ai marché la nuit. ..
From: Marseille

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April 24 2017

“Fais tout ce que tu peux pour réussir.” ..
From: Afghanistan

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March 7 2017

À travers la fenêtre de l’avion… ..
From: Marseille, France

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March 5 2017

j’étais triste mais maintenant ça va ..
From: Marseille, France

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March 5 2017

In my new life, I am a bird. ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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March 5 2017

I was crying when I saw my father after such a long time. ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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March 5 2017

I can still remember the first day of school in America. ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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February 18 2017

Ici, il y a beaucoup de magasins pour faire du shopping. ..
From: Marseille, France

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February 18 2017

Je me souviens de l’Arménie et de la Russie ..
From: Marseille

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February 11 2017

Je me souviens de la Syrie ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 27 2017

There were strange, unexpected things ..
From: Queens, NY

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January 26 2017

Quitter l’Algérie ..
From: Marseille, France,

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January 26 2017

Être seul sur la planète ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 26 2017

J’aime dormir / Je n’aime pas parler ..
From: Marseille

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January 22 2017

With all the racism and hate going around, I worry a lot ..
From: New York, NY

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January 22 2017

I had never seen so many white people before ..
From: New York, NY

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January 22 2017

I worry about my dad when I see his job. ..
From: New York, NY

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January 22 2017

MY DAD`S IMMIGRATION STORY ..
From: New York, NY

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January 19 2017

J’aime le baseball / Je n’aime pas la cuisine française ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 17 2017

My father still enjoys his life in America. ..
From: New York, NY

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January 15 2017

Je me souviens de la Sicile ..
From: Marseille

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January 15 2017

Don’t let bullies destroy you ..
From: Marseille

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January 14 2017

Ma mère voulait travailler. ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 14 2017

C’était la première fois que je voyais autant de gens de nationalités différentes. ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 14 2017

Toutes les épreuves, même les plus dures, on les a vécues ensemble. ..
From: Marseille

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January 14 2017

Je porte malgré moi une identité, les marques d’une culture, la trace d’un p ..
From: Marseille

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January 14 2017

Je me souviens de la Peugeot 403 de mes parents ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 14 2017

Je me souviens de Damas ..
From: Marseille

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January 14 2017

Venir en France ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 14 2017

I am what i am ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 12 2017

Seven eight and- ..
From: Marseille

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January 12 2017

Enfin, mon père préfère la France… ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 12 2017

Ce qu’elle aime à Marseille : il y a tant de personnes aux origines et langues multiple ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 10 2017

Je suis le bouclier de ma famille ..
From: Marseille, France

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January 9 2017

A Latina’s Point of View of Developed Countries ..
From: Marseille

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January 8 2017

J’aime chanter / Je n’aime pas être timide ..
From: Marseille

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January 8 2017

Tout autour de moi ..
From: Syria

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January 8 2017

Tout autour de moi ..
From: Sicily

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January 8 2017

J’aime la vie / Je n’aime pas la tristesse ..
From: Algeria

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December 28 2016

Être à côté de la rivière Tigre ..
From: Marseille, France

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December 26 2016

I am an immigrant of the United States of America. ..
From: Staten Island, NY

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December 18 2016

Quitter mon pays ..
From: Marseille, France

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December 18 2016

Celui qui avait des yeux ardents ..
From: Marseille, France

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December 18 2016

Liberté ..
From: Marseille, France

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December 18 2016

Le pays où j’ai vu mon père se tuer au travail ..
From: Marseille, France

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December 10 2016

Tout autour de moi ..
From: Marseille

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December 8 2016

Tout autour de moi ..
From: Marseille

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November 22 2016

we didn’t lose hope ..
From: New York, NY

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November 19 2016

Gorge qui brûle ..
From: Marseille, France

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October 14 2016

Ceci n’est qu’une part de mon histoire, l’histoire n’est pas encor ..
From: Marseille

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October 13 2016

Mes parents sont des immigrés de Tunisie. ..
From: Tunisia

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September 19 2016

Je me souviens de l’Ukraine ..
From: Marseille

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September 18 2016

Je suis venue ici pour l’ecole ..
From: Marseille, France

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September 13 2016

Ici, j’ai rencontré pour la deuxième fois de ma vie mon très vieux grand-père ..
From: Marseille, France

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July 11 2016

Life is about accepting new things everyday ..
From: Marseille, France

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June 20 2016

we couldn’t feel at home in either of these countries ..
From: Marseille

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June 20 2016

Home away from home ..
From: Marseille, France

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May 14 2016

Quitter le pays de mon enfance ..
From: Marseille, France

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May 14 2016

Do you ever feel like you don’t belong somewhere ..
From: Bloomfield, NJ

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April 15 2016

When I touched the white snow for first time in the US, I felt happy ..
From: The Bronx

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January 17 2016

Je me souviens des hivers froids ..
From: Armenia / Russia

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Sorry

Je me souviens de Damas ..

C’etait la première fois que je voyais mon père en vrai ..

Je suis venu à cause de la guerre ..

La France n’est pas comme je l’avais imaginée ..

Ici, je n’ai pas racheté d’oiseaux: mes oiseaux sont à Sétif. ..

I never thought that I’d be living the life that I’m living today. ..

Ma grand-mère est une guerrière….. ..

« Retourne chez toi sale Française ! » ..

Cher journal, j’écris aujourd’hui sur ta première page et je vais te raconter mo ..

En fait je suis un Mekki ou plutôt une salade de fruit !!!!! ..

Devenir quelqu’un ..

je remonte la pente doucement mais surement ..

I found the key to success ..

Perdue par l’absence de ma famille ..

Dans mes souvenirs, On a déménagé souvent. ..

Si loin – Si proche ..

FIRST DAY IN AN AMERICAN SCHOOL ..

I am from tin houses on the outskirts of a corrupt capital ..

Les larmes étaient mes seules amies ..

Religion caused me a lot of suffering ..

I came to become something (like a Mexican singer) ..

My goal in the US is to learn the people. ..

I am from humble and twisted roots — From the seed of opportunity ..

my parents did not tell me we were going to live here. They said we were here for vacation ..

Some time when you move to another country from your country you have to change ..

Everything I always had and believe is in the Dominican Republic. ..

On the path I found some dark spots, ..

Je rêve du jour où je vais dire : avant j’étais triste ..

“Bye, my hijo. we are going to miss you.” ..

I am from Manhattan to Mexico and back to Bayonne ..

I am from a family who raised me to be unafraid of speaking up ..

Ici, personne ne me manque comme mon chat ..

I AM A “SÉNÉFRENCH” GIRL ..

So i m trying ..

C’est difficile de vivre dans ce pays que tu ne connais pas ..

Je suis arrivée en cinquième, je ne comprenais rien. Je ne connaissais personne. ..

Mon grand-père, ce soldat! ..

Aujourd’hui, ma vie n’est pas la même que la leur, mais leur vie fait partie ..

Un tremblement de terre frappa l’Algérie ..

Mon père a pris une belle décision de venir en France. ..

My biggest fear was doing bad in school ..

j’ai décidé de vous raconter l’histoire de ma grand-mère. ..

Quand je ferme les yeux ..

La ville de Marseille pour moi c’est ma vie. ..

The Dream of my grandfather ..

IRAQ ..

We came for a better life ..

On est venus à Marseille parce que mon père a beaucoup de copains ici ..

In my country Bangladesh, ..

Là où tout a changé! ..

Je suis comme toi ..

l’histoire de ma famille ..

Mes parents sont tous les deux d’Oran, une ville en Algérie. ..

Before I left the Dominican Republic, I remember going to visit seven churches. ..

My new friends spoke Arabic, French, and they didn’t know English so it was hard for us ..

I was 13 years old going on 14 when my dad said we were going to the United States. ..

Sometimes I wish I was an immigrant so I could know how my mom feels. ..

I left a part of me ..

On sortait tous ensemble, c’était cool ! ..

Et maintenant j’habite dans un ville normale / Now I live in a normal city ..

J’ai traversé le Burkina Faso, le Niger, la Libye, l’Italie, jusqu’en France. ..

J’ai marché le jour, j’ai marché la nuit. ..

“Fais tout ce que tu peux pour réussir.” ..

À travers la fenêtre de l’avion… ..

j’étais triste mais maintenant ça va ..

In my new life, I am a bird. ..

I was crying when I saw my father after such a long time. ..

I can still remember the first day of school in America. ..

Ici, il y a beaucoup de magasins pour faire du shopping. ..

Je me souviens de l’Arménie et de la Russie ..

Je me souviens de la Syrie ..

There were strange, unexpected things ..

Quitter l’Algérie ..

Être seul sur la planète ..

J’aime dormir / Je n’aime pas parler ..

With all the racism and hate going around, I worry a lot ..

I had never seen so many white people before ..

I worry about my dad when I see his job. ..

MY DAD`S IMMIGRATION STORY ..