OUR STORY
As a first-generation American whose parents fled Uganda to escape persecution, my impressionable five-year-old mind struggled as I grew up to comprehend the cultural shock that left me torn between two worlds, neither of whom fully understood or accepted me.
I never felt American enough because of my distinct East African features, and never quite fit in with my Ugandan heritage because my American accent which made me sound like a foreigner betrayed me. As a result, I found myself on a steep mental journey into an unknown world in search of where I belonged.
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