Photojournalist Pious Ali came to the U.S. in 2000, first to New York, and then to Maine. In Portland, ME he works with youth and now serves on Portland's school board. … [Read more...]
Immigrant Voices
Charles Rotmil Strasburg, France
Charles Rotmil arrived in the U.S. at the age of fourteen, having survived the Holocaust and World War II … [Read more...]
Immigrant Voices: Fahmo Ahmed Somalia
Fahmo Ahmed immigrated to the U. S. when she was seventeen. The one thing she wanted most was education. … [Read more...]
Makara Meng Cambodia
Makara Meng survived the killing fields of Cambodia in 1975, when she was five years old. Her story is gripping. … [Read more...]
Alain Nahimana Burundi
Alain Nahimana fled ethnic violence and likely imprisonment in Burundi, where his father served as an ambassador. He now does advocacy work and heads the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition. … [Read more...]
