Cultural Crossroads

What does it mean to be American? The process of assimilation may take years for those who leave their homes for a better life.

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Articles

Futbol by: Amanda Loviza
Jose Martinez came to this country to work, but he ended up creating a popular soccer league for the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Department. ...
Fighting For Custody by: Elio Pajares
This is the story of an illegal immigrant from Mexico whose children were taken away by the state. Now, she's fighting to get them back. ...
Out of Rwanda by: Philip Andrews and Rose Twagiramariya
Roseline Twagiramariya grew up in the central African country of Rwanda. When she was 6 years old, civil war broke out. This is the story of how she and her family fled and eventually settled in the United States as refugees. ...
Stuck In the Middle by: Rose Twagiramariya
Yolanda Limon is like many other college students. She has two jobs, takes a full load of courses, attends youth Bible study on Wednesday nights and likes to hang with her friends whenever she can. But at 21 years old, Yolanda has never been to a sleepover. She is not allowed to date and she has to be home no later than 11 at night Haydar speaks English better than anyone else in his fa ...
El Amor de Dos Madres (The Love of Two Mothers) by: Ashley Belcher
The smell of authentic Mexican soup bubbles from a pot on the stove. After tending to it all day, Justina spoons a generous amount into a blue container. She then begins to assemble a picnic of sorts: the soup, four disposable bowls, a stack of napkins, four silver spoons and four bottles of Gatorade. Once the picnic is packed into a Wal-Mart bag, Justina gathers three Easter baskets ful ...
Living on the Outside by: Angelika Masero
Senida Husic was 12 years old when she and her family left Bosnia to live in Bowling Green. Eight years later, she returned to Bosnia for a visit. The country preserved in her memory was not the same country she was visiting. Everything looked different. She had forgotten how underdeveloped certain places were. And somehow, she did not seem to belong. “It was a culture shock,&rdqu ...
My Personal Journey by: Rose Twagiramariya
When I was 6 years old, I knew that I was going to die. It feels as if you are in a nightmare, as if you might wake up any minute now. But you soon realize that this is a lie, because you can hear the screams as if they were right next to you, and you can hear the gunshots as if you had fired one yourself. The thought of sleep does not even occur to you. Any sound could be the last one y ...