Illustrated by Alexandra Burda

Janak: Redwood City, CA

"I'm from the plains. The plains of Nepal."


Mobeen: Albuquerque, NM

"But it’s not real, when you don’t OWN something…"


Lisa Ong: Singapore.

"She cries when she doesn’t understand her homework..."


Rasool: Portland, OR

"I'm from Iraq. It's not that bad. We're not all bad people."


Humit: Istanbul, Turkey

"It's my home. I don't know. Wouldn't you stay?"


Miguel, Deported: Guadalajara, Mexico

"He was always in a hurry."


Ethel: San Diego, CA.

“You have to sing it like you mean it”


Illustrated by Paula Vrinceanu

Naonka: Los Angeles, CA.

“The KKK called me a 'Porch Monkey' on their website."


Illustrated by Alexandra Burda

Disability

"Today, my driver was deaf, and mute."


Sketch of Manuel: Atlanta, GA by Annie Haines

Manuel: Atlanta, Georgia

“He tried to kill me, and I hugged him.”


Illustrated by Cintia Troitiño

Rahiman: Phoenix, Arizona

“I don’t want our children to have to move to Mars or wherever!”