New Immigrants Share Their Stories

The students of Newcomers High School in Long Island City, which specializes in teaching recent immigrants, and those of St. Luke's, a private middle school in Manhattan, have come together to dialogue about difference and combat bias. The Building Bridges project was created through a collaboration between Newcomers teacher Julie Mann, and St. Luke's teacher Kim Allen, who met in 1999 through a Facing History workshop. Ms. Mann's class of English-learners exchanged letters with their St.Luke's "buddies", and in the first of several meet-ups this year, received help editing their personal immigration stories. In return, St.Luke's students are preparing research papers on immigration informed by the interviews they conducted with their Newcomers buddies. Several Newcomers students will also create video diaries, in hopes of sharing their personal stories with a wider audience.
The student video diaries, a book of their stories and more information about their project can be found at www.niot.org/nios/newcomers.

[@erikschiller7210]

I’m watching this for ela

[@bigboywilly4029]

Hearing their stories warmed my heart and I’m proud of them for sharing their stories and as an American I would be proud to have them in my country 💖💖💖

[@janetflores3132]

i think this is really amazing . If this book ever gets publised i would love to read it . truly beautiful !!!

[@viperhyper5877]

Haha, the kids reaction at 3:37

[@kleincamelback]

really explains how discrimination against people learning English & customs feel

[@tplez1659]

Considering this country's history, projects like this should be standard. Every school should REQUIRE such a program at some point in the student's journey, preferably in middle school. I wonder where all of these kids are now and what lasting impact the project had upon them.

[@arugulablue]

What an amazing place for new immigrant students. We need more of these types of schools!

[@ineszarrad7193]

We must do this project in our school

[@zhixuanzhu5292]

My high school!!

[@sarai.7959]

Emotional and a a good example to share with teachers...!

[@deeqamusse9382]

What a great way to educate, and they are both learning from each other.

Thank you for your amazing testimony to the power of personal storytelling! May you continue to help create a world of inclusion.

[@kaylas8628]

Guys story touched me.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

I wish my Irish father and Italian mom had had this sort of program when they were in NYC schools back in the 30s. I grew up in the LIC/Astoria are, so this made me a little weepy. Great story.

[@sortega5598]

I started from the border and now I'm here boii hopin borders for dayzzz

[@lisabridge5332]

This was very inspiring & I was touched by the stories & this project of buddy sharing with an immigrant.

[@Ahhh800]

Heart-warming story.

[@MohitKumar-nf3qz]

we all want to be happy and respected for our hard work but when you are facing discrimination on a regular basis and disrespect, it's horrible and pitty. But it's the reality. when we live in the US, it's because we love the US but when people start racism it's depressing every day.

[@1610estrella]

pleaseee publish the book please please please

[@kindadvice]

this is much better cause it has more information here

[@Isaiah-jh4xf]

I wish my school had something like this. Maybe I should mention it or something

[@joaosilva3378]

This is beautiful

[@dududiapermonkey2136]

Guy Jamal Adams is the best black guy ever

[@3434emmanuel]

I feel so connected to these immigrants :)

[@rapsac1813]

Nice

[@sxndy.3357]

Who else from Walters

[@erikschiller7210]

I’ll like my own comment because no one else will.

[@leovancaillie9525]

WTFFFFF JEAN MARIE NEVER DIE !!!!

[@americasultimateweapontalo3933]

The American dream good for these people.

[@therazor8298]

Boy from congo

[@bunnyjpng]

Is that black guys name guy?

[@Gladys-bo5gc]

I'm just joking ha ha yo

[@Gladys-bo5gc]

No