In their own voices

Teenage refugees from several Eastern European countries tell their stories of immigration and adjustment to the United States.

Contains excerpts from four slave narratives that provide insight into what life was like for African-Americans before, during, and after the Civil War.

Describes the lives of six teenagers from Cambodia, why they left their homeland, and how they adapted to life in the United States.

Teenagers from India discuss why their families left that country and how they have adjusted to life in the United States.

Six Palestinian teenagers living in the United States present their views on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Six teenagers tell about their experiences in immigrating to the United States for the opportunities which elude them in Mexico because of its political and economic instability.

Teenagers from Guatemala describe why they left that country and how they have adjusted to life in their new homeland.