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Finding My Way

I leaned on a classmate for comfort when I first arrived in the U.S. When she pulled back, I had to find a new way.

by Shiria K.

Names have been changed. I arrived in America when I was 9 years old, traveling thousands of miles from my motherland, Bangladesh. I barely spoke any English; simple phrases like “hello” and “my name is” were the extent of my vocabulary.

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