Irum Ali attends Liberty High School in Frisco. She was born in Texas and her parents came to the U.S. from Pakistan. Irum wears a hijab. “It’s helped me develop my identity,” Irum says. She says people focus on what she has to say instead of her looks and clothes. Learn more about Irum in this video.
In Texas, one in three children has a parent who’s an immigrant — or they’re immigrants themselves. They have to learn a new language, adapt to a different culture and try to fit into a community that may not embrace newcomers. Follow these first-generation Texans and the educators weaving them into the American tapestry.
