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Stories from Massachusetts
Sixteen
Erika
A Little Bit of Football in my Life
Brandon
More than What Meets the Eye
Julia
“He’s Mean Because He Likes You”
Lilly
An Iraqi Heart in America
Areej
Overlooking Bullying
Savannah
Numb
Valerie
Bookbags
Jhekcarry
The Beauty in Failure
Merit
Representation
Kaunitha
Discomfort Zone
Trami
My “New” Normal
Grace
Moving Forward
Alejandra
The Journey of Selfless Sacrafices
Nancy
Connected
Lailani
Harsh Critic
Isaac
Belonging
Diane
Journey to Heaven
Ezequiel
Cheers to Change!
Tailauni
Peace Of Mind
Lauryn
Never the Same
Samantha
The Missing Piece
Matheus
Seeking Acceptance
Mariama
New Steps
Thy
A Tale of Determination
Xing
The Path I Painted
Monaliza
Balance
Melody
Spice of Life
Branden
True Leadership
Anthony
Is that What Life is All About
Gizelle
A New Classroom
Badra
Wave
Monika
The Road to Recovery
Brendan
Lessons From My Mother
Robert
My Story
Jennie
Dancing Through The Storm
Iyiosayi
Who I “Want” to Be
Sahasra
Only Child Syndrome
Jazmine
Why I Moved to Quincy
Sophia
The Need to Appease
Jerry
Returning to America
Celia
I’m Just A Girl
Gemalai
Dancing On
Sabrina
Blueberry Muffin
Katelyn
Do it for the Memories
Caroline
Unnoticed
Idalisse
Friendship Lasts Forever
Stacy
On the Inside
Anayalyce
An Outcast
Sara
The American Dream
Thomas
Fried Rice & Family
Amy
My Side of the Story
Carly
Endings
Selena
Finding Home
Camila
Inside
Jeff
A Personal Revolution, Through Immigration
Jilin
Two Worlds
Alwyn
Puerto Rican and Proud
Alicia
A Kind Man’s Hardship
Olivia
Truth
Baileigh
A Necklace and a Family
Eslin
Power Chords
Cynthia
Retracing Myself
Aliyah
The Next Chapter
Anastasia
Life in Roatan
Geovanny
Diagnosis
Clifton
Representation
Julia
One Ear
Gabriela
We Still Have Work to Do
Philly
Different Like The Sand
Rawan
Why Am I so Driven
Richard
From This Day Forward
Kaily
The Origins of Success
Omar
Lessons Learned from the Past
Maggie
Starting Anew
Yumi
Change
Shnider
I Love Me
Sophie
From the Bean
Linh
Real Americans?
Maria
My Guardian Angel
Paulina
Building a Businessman
Joshua
Conquering Acrophobia
Anthony
Public Persona
Lillyanna
Incomplete Sculpture
Katio
Following In His Footsteps
Xavier
A New Perspective
Edna
Breaking Through
Joel
When the Streetlights Turn On
Sarah
Rumors
Chantalle
Survivor
Giulia
A Fluke and a New and Improved Life
Max
Following in Their Footsteps
Michael
Working on Yourself for Yourself
Mariana
An Eagle's Promise
Nicholas
What’s In a Name
Sothearavisal
Odyssey
Danilo
Select One?
Katherine
Becoming A Man
Francisco
Superheroes
Gustavo
Never Had A Chance To Speak
Antonio
Meeting Others' Expectations
Elaina
Youth in Me
Serena
My Inner Child
Yumiko
AP or Standard?
Amy
The Greatest Gift
Darren
A Goodnight
Makayla
New Home
Deybi
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Vivian
White Out
Brathna
The Hidden Story
Aalahnie
Gaining Comfort and Taking Action
Jessica
The Hijabi Girl
Umelkayer
A Passage to the West
Flora
The American Identity
Sarah
The Beginning
Manoela
Lost Love
Jacob
Marching Forward
Marouf
Memory Lane
Daylon
Finding Myself
Vanessa
Searching for Answers
Thanh
Unlearning
Keely
Copycat
Enixia
Abandonment
Justin
Realizing My Mistakes
Fatima
Words Cut Deep
Martha
There's Always Hope
Gabrielle
The Human Mind
Brianna
Journey to a New Home
Cheuk
Quest for Happiness
Scott
The Right Thing To Do
Law
The Perfect Body
Katelyn
Fear Stops the Dream
Jakari
Growth
Thomas
White Girl Dreams
Sophie
Because of Soccer
Jason
Finding Home
Maria
Thankful
Yousif
My Brothers and I
Joevanie
The Fear of Vulnerability
Olivia
My First Language
Ada
Living For My Parents
Aimee
Expectations
Anthony
Love Story
Candace
How Do You Pronounce It?
Gianna
My Hair
Flora
Unknown Savior
Isabella
Women in Sports
Giselle
Forever a Foster Kid
Raelynn
Self Appearance
Rhodaisia
Bodies Through a Lens
Isabella
Drawing My Problems
Jason
My Unseen Battle
Joylyn
Emotions and Me
Marina
Fearless
Rylie
Living in Two Worlds
Stella
Confidence in My Hair
Victoria
English...My Terrible Fear
Karla
I Am
Olivia
What is Destiny?
Christopher
Different
Aleisha
Growing Up Alone
Ivan
Bruised
Stephany
The Dark Side of Beauty
Alyssa
The Burden of My Skin
Ira
I am Enough
Rachel
Perfect Angel
Nicole
Too Lonely
Alicia
Pressures of the A
Yvonne
The Real Me
Sorida
A Masked Paradise
Lucie
Joyous
Savannah
One Can Be Better Than Two
Koko
Sacrifices
Safiya
A Special Lesson
Ivan
What Matters Most
Rose
Bloody Face
Ting
Growing Up in a Restaurant
Selina
On Repeat
Owen
Summer of 2008
Juliana
Accepting Me
Alexia
A Change of Perspective
Artur
Seeing You Again
Vannida
The Weight of Expectations
Brian
Those Days
Leo
Me vs. Opioids
Taylor
My Fear of an "S"
Angelina
Rose Colored Glasses
Dominique
My Sister
Fanitsa
True Self
Brandon
Just Do Your Work
Kwali
My Grandma's Necklace
Helene
Looking Through His Eyes
Naomi
The Imperfect
Ivy
Of Breads and Grandma
Marida
The Fear of Minorities
Kayla
You Will Never Gain Weight
Savanna
Missing the Feeling of Home
Shawn
Survived
Melanie
Never Underestimate an Opponent
Oliver
Being Biracial
Cianna
Learning How To Drive
Kausu
Hate and Love
Giangelys
Perspective
Fiona
Playing Ball
Emil
In Control
Yarisbel
Defining Me
Sebastian
A Blessed Daughter
Ashika
Food and Culture
Julian
“Asian Virus”?
Janefer
Pastor's Kid
Caleb
Biking to America
Luis
From Cleats to Crutches and Back
Kaitlyn
Understanding My Limits
Donna
In Sickness and Health
Christina
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Yeuris
Journey to a New World
Abdulai
Becoming American
Jevon
Baseball Men
Jake
Home
Ciney
Burned
Ali
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alexia
Feeling at Home
Emmanuel
Trust Me
Christian
One Day We Will Meet
Deisi
The Flaws in Our Democracy
Ivan
Dress code?
Joy
Moving On
Raul
Blindness and Sorrow
Ricardo
New Experiences
Juliene
The Disservice of Metaphors
Jesenia
A Better Version
Lorena
My American Dream
Wictorya
My Struggle and Passion for Art
Sandy
Red Sox Nation
Teddy
Brownies and Oreos
Lynsey
There is More to Languages
Edwin
Carrying the Dreams of Many
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