Written by Ebtehal Badawi and Elizabeth Rivas Edited by Laura Gonzalez and Sheridan Block My passion and love for art started at a very young age. After taking an art workshop class, I immediately connected with the craft. …

Written by Tina Pham and Alec Kissoondyal Edited by Sheridan Block Tina Pham was born in Vietnam. She is the youngest of three children who grew up on a farm with oil lamps, an outhouse, and a muddy road when it rained. She’s come a long way from those humble…

Written by Dr. Diya Abdo and Alec Kissoondyal Dr. Diya Abdo is a Professor of English in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Guilford College in North Carolina. In 2015, she founded Every Campus A Refuge, which houses refugee families on college and university campuses, and provides them…

Written by: Emma Yaaka and Elizabeth Rivas Edited by: Laura Gonzalez, Hayley Ross, Sheridan Block I was born in a family of over 20 kids. When I was a child, I thought we were rich because where I’m from — Munamba, Uganda — children equal wealth. …

Written By: Akbar Seknun and Alec Kissoondyal Edited by: Sheridan Block Akbar Seknun was born and raised on Kai Island, in the eastern part of Indonesia. He speaks Indonesian and English, and received the Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (Lembaga Pengelola dana Pendidikan) Scholarship in 2019. Akbar earned his bachelor’s…

Written by: Alec Kissoondyal Edited by: Sheridan Block Contributors: Grayson Williams, Avre Smith, Elizabeth Rivas, Amanda Priore, Zen Panos, Aubrey Lea, David Hazday, Sydney Eldeiry, Malena De Tomas, Callie Carpintery, and Allytah Baquero Originally from Haiti, Linsey lived in the Dominican Republic before immigrating to Florida, where she currently resides…

Written by: Elizabeth Rivas Edited by: Sheridan Block Contributors: Allytah Baquero, Callie Carpintery, Malena De Tomas, Sydney Eldeiry, David Hazday, Aubrey Lea, Zen Panos, Amanda Priore, Elizabeth Rivas, Avre Smith, and Grayson Williams Dr. Mustapha “Kofi” Mohammed is from Kumasi, Ghana. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy…

Written by Laura Gonzales and Allytah Baquero Edited by Sheridan Block As faculty and students at the University of Florida, we have a responsibility to engage with and support the communities around us. …

Negina wrestles with the joy of her miracle baby and the turmoil of her husband’s uncertain fate Written by: Negina J. and Sheridan Block A bubbling joy rose in Negina’s stomach. Her husband’s eyes lit up and a huge smile stretched across his face. The pair erupted in tears of…