Brighton Park Neighborhood Council: Their Stories

Anonymous steps out of their mom’s car and onto the curb outside of the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council. Once inside, they run around the hallway

Lupe Gomez grew up in Little Village, just east of Brighton Park among lots of extended family.. Her father was deported when she was quite

Arriving in a whirlwind from a hectic day so far and setting a 30-minute timer in preparation for more work to follow after the interview,

“I grew up with the liberty of being outside more.” Esperanza (a pseudonym) has lived in Brighton Park ever since her family moved from Mexico

Jasmine is an inspiring, soft spoken eleven-year-old full of ideas on making a difference in her school and community. She likes drawing, designing clothes, reading

Jocelyn Bravo signed into the Zoom interview for this project at 5:00 PM, just having ended a long day at work. She also had a

When Rosa came to Chicago from Puebla, México, the cold was hard on her. And while she saw other immigrants leave for other places, Rosa

Jazmin (a pseudonym) is a 16-year-old high school student navigating the world since recently learning about her documentation status. She entered the United States with

Citlali was born in Mexico, and is undocumented. She arrived in the United States when she was one year old, and lived in Back of