Literacy & Justice Initiative
www.literacyjustice.org
The Literacy & Justice Initiative, a project of the Literacy Assistance Center, invites adult literacy education students and graduates in New York to contribute their stories to this collection. The goal is to amplify adult student voices to share their experiences and ideas with each other and to inform education programs and policymakers.
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Empower Yourself with an Adult Education

Ana R.

Oct 22, 2021 9 mins story
immigrant rights workers rights workforce Mexico parent ESOL Queens Public Library Queens NYC
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The moment I gained confidence.

Gina Cortez

Dec 16, 2021 4 mins story
HSE Lehman College Bronx NYC
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My energy in New York

Margery Roca

Jun 07, 2023 3 mins story
International Center Venezuelan ESOL DYCD Adult Literacy Program Catholic Charities of New York New York Venezuela Brooklyn
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Never too late for school even if you are an adult.

Trinidad Cabrera

Feb 07, 2022 6 mins story
Parent ESOL Work Fifth Avenue Committee Brooklyn NYC
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My limitations exist in my body but not in my mind.

Nora Arias

May 01, 2022 6 mins story
ESOL Health Immigrant Colombia Queens NYC Queensborough Community College
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My journey learning English

Yuqui Hurtado

Nov 16, 2023 2 mins story
ESOL Immigrant Ecuador Sunnyside Community Services Ecuador Queens NYC Sunnyside Community Services
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CMP Helps Me To Change

Anonymous

Jun 25, 2023 5 mins story
Mother ESOL Chinatown Manpower Project Online Learning Manhattan NYC
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The Journey of learning English at the QCC Literacy Program

Jessica zhang

Apr 29, 2022 6 mins story
ESOL Parent Immigrant Queensborough Community College Queens NYC
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Learning English is very important

Yin Aye

Nov 16, 2023 2 mins story
ESOL Program at SCS ESOL Immigrant Burma Sunnyside Community Services Burma Queens NYC
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My Journey to English Fluency

Vanina Bousquet

Oct 19, 2022 7 mins story
ESOL France Immigrant Parent Volunteer Borough of Manhattan Community College Manhattan NYC
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Grow slowly but steadily

Hye young Ahn

May 13, 2022 5 mins story
ESOL Immigrant South Korea Parent Queensborough Community College Queens NYC
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I love International Center experience.

Gustavo Marval

Jun 07, 2023 3 mins story
International Center ESOL DYCD Adult Literacy Program Venezuelan Immigrant Catholic Charities of New York Venezuela New York Brooklyn
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Untitled Story

Shuang Luo

Feb 19, 2022 4 mins story
ESOL immigrant parent China Fifth Avenue Committee Brooklyn NYC Sunset Park
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Together for a better future

Jesus Osorio

Feb 20, 2022 4 mins story
ESOL immigrant Mexico communication environment discrimination Fifth Avenue Committee Brooklyn NYC Sunset Park
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City of Art

kyunglim lee

May 04, 2022 7 mins story
ESOL Artist South Korea Immigrant Queens NYC Queensborough Community College Flushing Town Hall
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Purpose

Bibiane Chamorro

May 10, 2022 3 mins story
ESOL Daily life Immigrant Express myself confidence Queensborough Community College Queens NYC
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Education is important.

Christina Pang

May 13, 2022 4 mins story
ESOL Immigrant Parent Confidence Queens NYC Queensborough Community College
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Literacy And Justice Initiative

Gloria Romo

May 04, 2022 4 mins story
ESOL Ecuador Queensborough Community College Queens NYC
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A Way to Learning

Yanira Chamorro

May 07, 2022 3 mins story
ESOL Colombia Immigrant Parent Queens Flushing NYC Queensborough Community College
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The Relay Race that is Life

Anonymous

Jun 08, 2022 3 mins story
Young Adult Borough Center Voice Self-discovery Credit recovery Overage/undercredited High School Diploma Youth East Side House Bronx NYC
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LEARNING ENGLISH FOR THE FUTURE

Ana Camargo

May 12, 2022 2 mins story
ESOL Immigrant Colombia Parent Queens NYC Queensborough Community College
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My Experience at SunnySide Community Services

Denninson Valor

Nov 16, 2023 2 mins story
Sunnyside Community Services Immigrant Colombia ESOL Sunnyside Community Services Colombia Queens NYC
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My Journey at Sunnyside Community Services

jhuma ahmed

Nov 16, 2023 2 mins story
ESOL Immigrant Bangladesh Nursing Parent Sunnyside Community Services Bangladesh Queens NYC
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Untitled Story

Maria Flores

Oct 25, 2022 3 mins story
ESOL El Salvador Immigrant Doctor Borough of Manhattan Community College Manhattan NYC
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Understand each other

Anonymous

May 12, 2022 4 mins story
ESOL Immigrant South Korea Parent Community Health Queens NYC Queensborough Community College
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A Little Story of Me and the Literacy Program

Bernarada Vasco

May 07, 2022 3 mins story
ESOL Ecuador Childhood Education Queensborough Community College Queens NYC
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Untitled Story

Anonymous

Jun 06, 2022 2 mins story
ESOL Dominican Republic Immigrant Doctor Medical Assistant Inequality Parent Queensborough Community College Queens NYC
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DON'T LET YOURSELF DOWN

Mengxing Lin

Oct 25, 2022 3 mins story
ESOL China Immigrant Borough of Manhattan Community College Manhattan NYC
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Never too late to chase your dreams

Khom Thapa

Sep 20, 2022 3 mins story
Nepal Immigrant ESOL COVID-19 Learning City Tech CUNY Brooklyn NYC
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Why we need this English class

Roxanna Gonzalez

Feb 28, 2022 2 mins story
immigrant parent Dominican ESOL job opportunities Fifth Avenue Committee Brooklyn NYC Sunset Park
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Adult Education for a happy life

Kusi Castillo

Oct 25, 2022 1 min story
ESOL Perú Immigrant Borough of Manhattan Community College Manhattan NYC
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"Self-determination"

Dalila Ramos

Dec 28, 2021 2 mins story
ESOL Perú Queens Public Library Queens NYC
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My experience of learning.

Anonymous

Jun 17, 2022 4 mins story
HSE Immigrant Ethiopia College/University Manhattan NYC Borough of Manhattan Community College
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My Life

Julio Reyes

Jun 02, 2022 2 mins story
ESOL Immigrant Dominican Republic STEM NYC
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I want and I need to speak English much better

German Perez

May 03, 2022 2 mins story
ESOL Work Queensborough Community College Queens NYC Flushing
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Shine Bright

Travis Morningstar

Apr 13, 2022 1 min story
GED CASES Harlem Manhattan NYC
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My experience in NYC

Anonymous

Dec 16, 2021 1 min story
ESOL Perú NYC
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