‘Love Your Neighbor’ Week: Reflections on the Self
Six Stories of Immigration, Altruism, and Paying It Forward
I am an immigrant.
I have been an immigrant in two countries.
I have experienced the awkwardness of differentness:
the pain of being bullied and called names
the shame of not understanding or speaking the language
the pain of feeling unwanted
of being on the outside
of being poor.
Then I found words and the power they offered me. I found a voice to articulate my experience
To hopefully touch others who maybe going through similar experiences and offer hope —to say, yes! things can be different.
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