Lebanese Immigrant – My Grandpa

by | Jun 7, 2024 | Stories (2024)

I interviewed my Grandpa, so this is his immigration story from Lebanon to the US and then finally to Mexico.  When my grandpa was 5 years old and living in Bolivia, his mother passed away, so his father took him back to Lebanon, which is where he grew up. My...
Refugees from Ukraine

Refugees from Ukraine

by | Jun 5, 2024 | DataViz (2024)

This data shows how many Ukrainian refugees are in countries that are featured in the Refugee Response Plan and how many Ukrainian refugees applied for asylum, TP or similar national protection schemes, in those countries. The blue columns in the graph represent the...
Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach

by | Jun 5, 2024 | Stories (2024)

While driving and walking through Brighton Beach, it felt like we were not in the US anymore. Every store was Russian, with not only Russian products, but there were also people who really only spoke in Russian. The writing on almost all of the stores was in Russian...
Kvas (Drink)

Kvas (Drink)

by | Jun 5, 2024 | Food Reviews (2024)

This drink tasted similar to root beer and liquorice. Dr. Lasevich was telling us the story of how this drink was served in these big round barrels when she was younger. As little kids they enjoyed the drink because not only did they like the taste, but they felt very...
Olivier Salad

Olivier Salad

by | Jun 5, 2024 | Food Reviews (2024)

This dish contains potatoes, pickles, peas, carrots, onion, chicken, mayo, eggs, and dill. Mayo is important for this dish because mayo is used for a lot of Russian dishes. This dish was a recreation of another dish, but in this dish olives are used instead of...