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International Rescue Committee’s Young People Share Their Journeys to America

Atlanta Teen Voices September 6, 2018

VOX ATL visited with a group of young people working International Rescue Committee this summer. In the time we spent together, three IRC participants wrote

A Talk with a First-Generation Valedictorian

VOX ATL August 27, 2016

Riven Mendoza, 17-year-old valedictorian of the Class of 2017 at Creekside High School, is a first-generation citizen whose parents immigrated from Mexico Riven sat down

Resources for First Generation College Students

VOX ATL August 27, 2016

Luckily, there are many organizations that recognize the trials and triumphs of the first-generation college student and are here to help. Here are some resources