A Story of Push and Pull
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Two Times a Refugee
Following My Heart
I Am a DREAMer
What Pushes and Pulls Immigrants
Worldwide Migration Data
U.S. Citizenship by the Numbers
Immigrant for a Day
A U.S. Citizen Goes to Guatemala
I Crossed the Border with the Dream 9
Legalize Undocumented Immigrants
Barrio Defense
We Are Glad You Are Here
A Part of My Community
Advice to New Immigrants
American Dream or Nightmare
Finding My Own Identity
Robbed of My Childhood
Being a Bi-Cultural Ambassador
Balancing Old Ways with the New
Immigration of a “Child Laborer”
It Wasn’t Easy
Why Be in the Union
My Clients Are Like My Grandparents
Hard Work as a Meat Skinner
They Helped Re-Build New Orleans
What is NAFTA
TPP=NAFTA on Steroids
Farmworkers Fight for Justice
Backyard Chicken Coop
What You Plant Now, You Harvest Later
What You Plant Now, You Harvest Later
Growing Roots Through My Hands
How Do We Know Our Food is Safe
Massachusetts Limits Food Waste
We Live in a Food System
To Address Hunger, Address Poverty
Everyone Needs Help Sometimes
Growing Up with Not Enough
Minimum Wage Math
Restaurant Reality
Bees Essential to Food Production
Junk Food Easy to Find
Fast Food Bad for Your Health
Factory Farming & the Meat We Eat
So What Should We Eat
No More Frying
Communicating about Food
Of Food, Love, and Death
Mugwort Dim Sum
The End of the Road
Meat of the Matter
I Was a Picky Eater
Fatty Meat in the Pocket
Soul Food on Sundays
Togetherness around Mansaf
Tasty Memories
Making Ends Meet
Learn More about DNA
I am a Prison Abolitionist
Thoughts on the Death Penalty
Would You Turn a Loved One In?
As a Man
Notes from a Corrections Officer
Behind the Wall
Shackled During Labor
Restorative Justice in a Nutshell
Teenage Vandal Gets Caught
Redemption through Education
Don’t Give Up Hope
Fighting Back Against the Beast
Psychological War Against Inmates
Roots of Racial Disparities
Prison Industrial Complex
Modern Day Slavery
War on Drugs
Treatment, Not Punishment
Incarceration Destroys the Family
A Second Chance
Families Say No to High-Priced Calls
The Whole Family in Handcuffs
Friend of the Jailhouse Preacher
A Skyrocketing Prison Population
San Geronimo Day
Walking Backward to Freedom
It Felt like a Stampede
Family, Food, and Fireworks
A Day to Reflect
Sacred Water, Playful Water
My Diwali
Fragile Structure, Strong Community
Celebrating Eid
Taking the Good with the Bad
No Tricks or Treats
Working during Holidays
Spending Money to Say “I Love You”
My Moroccan Wedding
For Sisters & Brothers
A Family Tradition
Losing my Mother
Thank You for Food
Father’s Day
The Party Guest
Celebrating 5 Pounds
A Celebration of My Son’s Journey
Celebrating Navajo Language
You Are Not Alone
Celebrating Sobriety
Graduation and Blessings
Because of Linda
You Want Me to Do What?
Existing While Black
You’re on Your Own Son
The “Chief Illiniwek” Half-Time Show
I Am Not a Model Minority
They Bullied the White Kids
Fear and Confusion
Growing Up with Racism
Fear of Police
Defending Myself against Racism
Boy Blue
Divided We Fall
The Construction of Race in the US
White Is Not Just Skin Color
Being Black in the Welfare Office
The Colors of our Flesh
Racism at Work
They Called Me Stupid
Is Race Real?
A White Teacher Reflects on Race
ESL Students Reflect on Race
A White Teacher’s View of Racism
Classroom Strategies for Talking about Race
We Thought the Time was Past Forever
Black Lives Do Matter
Stop and Frisk
Latinos & Police Violence
We Are Country Folks
Strategies for Healing
Along the Racial Rail
Bicycling
Comparing Two Systems – DR and Boston
Comparing Two Systems – Haiti and Boston
Do Not Follow the Crowd
Getting Ahead in Transportation
It’s No Breeze
Jobs in Transportation
MARTA Man in the Making
Mighty Blessings
Stuck in the Snow
The Bus Driver is a Multi-Tasker
The Camel Did a U-Turn
The First Railroad War
This is How I Leave Prison Every Night
Transported to Hell
Using Transportation in the US
The Ride There
Ride Yellow Go Green
See Something Say Something
Organizing to Improve Bus Service
For Our Health
People and Public Transportation
People Before Highways
Dismantling Public Transportation
We Lost Our Fear and Gained Our Confidence
The Smoking Chimney
Fighting Bad Conditions in My Apartment
My Landlord was a Greedy Bully
Increase the Minimum Wage
Motivated for my Family
Respect and Decent Pay
Justice for Janitors
Working for 19 Cents Per Hour
Fighting Back Against Oppressive Laws Policies and Labels
What Would You Do if I Was Gay
Fight On Til the End
Non Binary in the South
Different from Other Girls
One Rise One Fall
Labeled Bad
No Longer Ashamed
I Took a Huge Risk
Spelling Struggle
Educating and Healing Our Community
Fighting to Focus
Fighting Through Challenges
What Am I Doing Here
Education is Like Rodeo_Now I Have a Bright Future
Education for Public Good
A Loss Can be a Win
Starting Over_Struggling to Care for My Son
Profiting from Pain
Fighting for My Life
Taking a Stand
My Darling Son_Keep On Fighting
Repaving My Career Path
Career Pathways Are Not Enough
Fighting for Higher Wages
The Question of Minimum Wage
The Feeling of Losing a Job
My Road to Greatness
They Prepare Us to Fail
Wageless Work Modern Day Slavery
Learn English and Join a Union
Hurry Up and Wait
I Stumbled and Got Back Up
Cosmetology Didn’t Work Out
My Winding Career Path
Why Not
No Risks No Rewards
I Was a Dentist in Syria
Dyslexia Won’t Get in My Way
Caring for People with Disabilities
The Highs and Lows of a Dream Chaser
Socorro Means Succor
My Life in Concrete
From Laborer to Architect
Becoming a Barber
Working Like a Donkey
Fight your Fear
From Mom to Event Planner
A Path through the Pain
Putting Experience to Work
Can I Still Be Somebody?
Becoming a Paramedic
My Beautiful White Blouse
From Impossible Journey to Successful Career
Career Pathways Q&A
Coconut Oil Massage/Mom’s Homemade Hair Care Product
Cutting Hair: Trying Something New
Hair Salons and Tipping
Ruthie’s Barbershop
Woodpecker or Rapunzel
Bad Hair Day
Serve the Same Sauce
Bad Habits, Bad Results
Gum in My Hair
At the End of the Row
It’s Just Hot Hair, Baby…
Never a Hair Out of Place
Mine Was the Most Kinky
Ripe Palm Oil as a Shampoo?
Mom’s Good Intention
Eliminate Frizz
Mom’s Homemade Hair Care Product
Coconut Oil Massage
Hair Growth Without Chemicals
My Family’s Hair Care Recipe
Dangerous Ingredients
Hair: A Big Deal to Women
Cranium Without a Crown
It’s Only Hair
Hair: An Emotional Journey
A Billion Dollar Industry
Aging Hair
At Peace with His Hair
Gray Hair
Hair with a Mind of Its Own
Here I Am, World
The Sadness of My Hair
Liberate Yourself
Mundan Ceremony
Schools: Focus on Care, Not Hair
Straight or Curly
A Precious Inheritance
Some Fiiiiine Hair
Listen along to the author reciting the poem as you read!
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