Magda Parvey and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: I met with Dr. Magda Parvey, a highly accomplished, passionate and pragmatic educator and leader, for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation about her New York City upbringing, her Haitian culture, her family and her career.

The American Dream

At the age of seven, Jesse Marino and his family came to America to seek asylum from communism in Cuba. On December 22nd in Toluca Lake, Mia Phillips sat down with her family friend, Jesse Marino(58 years old), to learn...

My Haitian Mother – Her Immigrant Experience

In this strange interview, which occurred on Friday, November 24th, I interviewed my mother, Carline Pierre-Jacques. It was about her overall experience about immigrating to America when she was 14 years old. Further, I had the opportunity to learn about...