“Last time I spoke to my mom she called me from a pay phone, and we didn't have the best talk. Ever since my stepdad passed away three years ago, she has been very depressed and hasn't been herself at all.” YearsHas BeensLastsThreePayMomYears AgoPhonesMy MomSpokesThree YearsLast TimePassed AwayVery DepressedStepdads Author:Eric West
“When I was 11, I moved to the United States with my two brothers and my mom. We moved to northern New York, up near the Canadian border, from Argentina, and there was nobody there that spoke Spanish, and because there was no internet at the time, not even cable TV yet, I lost the connection with my childhood friends and the culture I had been brought up with for my first decade completely.” FirstsTwoStatesCultureLostUnitedUnited StatesChildhoodNew YorkBrotherTvsMomInternetConnectionsMovedMy MomDecadesBordersSpokesCablesArgentinaTwo BrothersCable TvChildhood Friend Author:Viggo Mortensen
“When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence.” WritingChildrenBookUsedTalkingTeacherMomNotesMy MomSpokesRemarksTrainersNote Book Author:Boman Irani
“When I was growing up, Forest Park was full of integrated families. It was amazing. One my best friends was Vietnamese. Another one was half-Mexican, half-black. Another one was from Colombia. Another one was born in the U.S., but his mom was from Germany and spoke with a German accent. So we all had multiple identities.” BlackBornHalfGrowing UpGrowingIdentityMomForestsGermanyParksSpokesMultipleAccentsMy Best FriendMexicanIntegratedColombiaVietnameseMultiple Identities Author:Dinaw Mengestu