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Gallery Slideshow Other Media BRYCS would like to express our deep appreciation to the dedicated teachers and service providers who suggested the wonderful artists and art works featured here. BRYCS is project of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) Click to move to the next slide Untitled (Paper Collage) - Brayan Serrano, El Salvador – High School Jefferson County Public School My name is Brayan and I am eighteen years old. I’m from El Salvador and I came to the United States in 2007. I lived in Texas for one month and then came to Louisville, Kentucky where I have lived for the last year. My family left El Salvador in a hurry because of the gang violence in El Salvador. Someone in a gang threatened me, so my family decided to move to America where it was safe. We were swimming across the river to America, when the border patrol arrested us and they put my family in jail in Texas for one month. Then my family was finally free to come to Louisville. Now we are in court so we can become American citizens. I hope I am a legal citizen soon. This collage is about my future hopes and dreams. My art work says it all! I made the collage last year in my art class at the ESL Newcomer Academy. I put pictures of doctors in there because I want to be a doctor. If I cannot be a doctor, I want to be an artist. I also want a special girl like the girl sticking her tongue out in the picture. I want a nice car, and I want to be able take vacations on a boat. Lastly, I want to have good friends in my life, and I want to go camping with them. When I am not in school, I go to work. I work at McDonalds. I also take care of my two sisters. When I am not busy, I like to play soccer at Tom Sawyer Park. Untitled (Paper Collage) - Cony Serrano, El Salvador Jefferson County Public School My name is Cony and I am seventeen years old. I’m from El Salvador and I came to the United States in 2006. I have been living in Louisville, Kentucky since I first arrived in the United States. I am Brayan Serrano’s sister, so I came with him to America. At first America was strange because it wasn’t my real home, but now I like it. I have many aunts and uncles who live here and I see them every day. We get together and eat pupusas, which are made of beans, cheese, and pork. I do not have many hobbies because I have a job. I work at McDonald’s with my brother Brayan. We have fun together. We tell each other our secrets. I want to go to college in Kentucky and study English. I don’t know yet what I want to do after college. Untitled (Paper Collage) - Abdirashid Idle Jefferson County Public School English as a Second Language Class My name is Abdirashid and I am fourteen years old. I am from Somalia and I came to the United States in March, 2006. Before we came to America, we lived in Cairo, in Egypt, for six years. I was eight when we came from Somalia. There were a lot of Somalis in Cairo. Me and my brothers played soccer with the kids there in the street. When I came to America, I was so afraid. Before we moved to Louisville, Kentucky, we were in Columbia, South Carolina. We saw a lady from Somalia, and she said, “Don’t worry. We’ll take you to a refugee house.” We lived in South Carolina for four months. There weren’t many Somali people there. We knew this lady and a man who lived there for more than 30 years. He married an American woman and we played soccer with him sometimes. Then my mom’s friend helped us move to Louisville, Kentucky. I have two sisters and two brothers, so she helped us move everything. There are more Somalis here, so we moved from Columbia. It’s good here, and I like it. I made this art last spring in school. I make art when I feel good, and mostly I like to draw. I draw things in my house sometimes - or just anything. I also like music. I can sing and dance. I like Somali songs. I play soccer. I’m a midfielder, and I play with my older brothers a lot. We play on the Americana Community Center team, and we always win! I want to be a doctor and work with old people. I want to go back to where I come from and help people there. The Iu-Mien Village Project, 2006-2007 (Timber, grasses) United Iu-Mien Community, Sacramento, California Led by a team of senior Iu-Mien community leaders, the Iu-Mien youth came together to learn the craft of building a traditional Iu Mien village house and, at the same time, honor their own history, culture, and traditions. The younger generation worked side-byside with their elders to create a traditional village house and to mark a unique moment in time for the future generations of the Iu Mien people. The United Iu-Mien Community, Inc. has made a documentary Past in the Present: Loz-Hnoi Yiem Ij Jaax, The IuMien Village Project Documentary, which can be purchased from UIMC, Inc., 6000 Lemon Hill Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824. The Iu-Mien Village Project, 2006-2007 (Timber, grasses) United Iu-Mien Community, Sacramento, California Led by a team of senior Iu-Mien community leaders, the Iu-Mien youth came together to learn the craft of building a traditional Iu Mien village house and, at the same time, honor their own history, culture, and traditions. The younger generation worked side-byside with their elders to create a traditional village house and to mark a unique moment in time for the future generations of the Iu Mien people. The United Iu-Mien Community, Inc. has made a documentary Past in the Present: Loz-Hnoi Yiem Ij Jaax, The IuMien Village Project Documentary, which can be purchased from UIMC, Inc., 6000 Lemon Hill Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824. Three Purses (Fabrics and Fibers) – Khadija Mohammed - Somalia, age 16 Studio 2000 Khadija Mohammed is sixteen years old. Khadija is originally from Somalia and arrived in the United States in 2004. She and her family were resettled in Louisville, Kentucky, where they still live. Khadija’s hobbies include art, shopping, movies, fun parks and soccer. She plans to attend college and become a fashion designer and a pilot. Khadija is a spontaneous artist that loves color and stitch work. She made the featured purses at Studio 2000 in the summer of 2007. Copyright restrictions USCCB has obtained written permission to publish the art work, biographical sketches and photographs of all the young artists featured in the BRYCS Youth Arts and Voices Web Page. Commercial use or publication of all or any item displayed is strictly prohibited without prior authorization from USCCB. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license by USCCB to use any item displayed. Documents may be copied for personal use only on the condition that copyright and source indications are also copied, no modifications are made and the document is copied entirely. 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