In their own voices

A selection of letters written to United States presidents by young people is accompanied by information providing historical context for the writers' concerns and ideas.

Contains personal narratives in which eight concentration camp survivors discuss their experiences in Germany under the Nazi regime during World War II.

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

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

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

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

Teenagers from Somalia describe the conditions in their war-torn and famine-stricken country and their experiences since coming to live in the United States and Canada.

Teenagers from Rwanda, both Hutu and Tutsi, describe the conditions in their war-torn country that led them to seek safety and new lives in the United States and Canada.

Teenagers from Ethiopia describe the conditions in that country that caused them to leave and their new lives in the United States.

Describes the lives of eight teenagers from Bosnia-Herzegovinia telling why they left their homeland and how they adapted to life in the United States.