BETH ROONEY

Essays: Strange Shore: Strange Shores

Haja Fahnbulleh, left, has her hair braided by her older sister Darbah. The family of 15 spent many of their first days in the United States with little to do while they waited for their paperwork to be processed so they could attend school and look for jobs.
Strange Shores
Haja Fahnbulleh, left, has her hair braided by her older sister Darbah. The family of 15 spent many of their first days in the United States with little to do while they waited for their paperwork to be processed so they could attend school and look for jobs.