Immigrant Justice: Taking Back the Narrative

At age 14, Luz Hernandez left her home country of Honduras to
cross borders into the U.S. She was fleeing poverty, sexual
abuse, and medical malpractice. The journey was harrowing and so
was making a new start in the U.S. Eventually, Luz became a
social worker and now offers youth and families the support she
had needed when she arrived. In the second episode of our
two-part series created with Voice of Witness, host Maya Rupert
talks to Luz about grit and determination, hope and belonging,
and why hearing directly from immigrants is crucial to
understanding the topic of immigration.


This episode is created in partnership with Voice of Witness, an
oral history nonprofit that advances human rights by amplifying
the stories of people impacted by—and fighting against—injustice.
To learn more, visit voiceofwitness.org.


You can read Luz’s full story in the Voice of Witness book
“Solito, Solita,” along with the powerful oral histories of
fourteen other youth refugees from Central America.


For more info about this storytelling project and others,
including education resources and ways to take action, visit
voiceofwitness.org and subscribe to the newsletter.


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