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Resilience of the Heart and a Second Chance, by Chrinovic Kabeya

Post Published April 5, 2025 by Laura Moran

When I was twelve years old, in 2017, my family and I fled from Democratic Republic of Congo due to food insecurity. We came to Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda to start a new life.
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Interview with Akili

Post Published April 4, 2025 by Laura Moran

Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? When I came to this program, it was not how I am now.
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Self as Character, by Leo

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

Back in China, my Mom, had a childhood greater than that of her peers. While under Confucian cultural influence, most parents were busily pushing their kids and molding them to their dreams, but her p...
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Ethnographic Interview, by Iragi

Post Published February 11, 2024 by Laura Moran

He is called Arian. He is sixteen years old a refugee in Nakivale refugee settlement living alone. I met him where he works and requested to conduct an ethnographic interview with him and he accepted...
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Deep Observation, by Joshua

Post Published February 11, 2024 by Laura Moran

Lake Nakivale In the heart of Uganda, nestled near the shimmering waters of Lake Nakivale, a remarkable story of hope and resilience unfolded. Amina, a young woman who had fled her war-torn homeland,...
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The Displaced

Post Published February 6, 2024 by Laura Moran

Once upon a time, from a wounded land My family was pushed to leave our homeland I was asked to pluck, all my courage in one bag Will we ever be back to my mother’s soil?
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Yellow Brick Road Rough Terrain, collaborative piece

Post Published March 10, 2023 by Laura Moran

The piece I chose to work on in the Half Baked Art Collaboration is named Yellow Brick Road in Rough Terrain. When I first saw it I was reminded of The Wizard of Oz.
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Book Club Report: Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Post Published October 29, 2022 by Maya Mahony

An update from book club! Today we discussed Kelly Yang’s award-winning novel Front Desk, which follows Mia Tang, a ten-year-old girl who immigrates to the U.S.
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Basil Haswa, 11, Syria, Lebanon, Untitled

Post Age 11 Published October 16, 2022 by Basil Haswa

Artist Bio: I am Basel, an 11-year-old child who has been displaced within Syria 5 times and then to Lebanon. I am very attached to studies, but I am facing difficulty in realizing my dreams and I ...
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Basil Haswa, 11, Syria, Lebanon, Untitled

Post Age 11 Published October 16, 2022 by Basil Haswa

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