Immigrant family reunited in America

Hillsdale High School | San Mateo, CA

Keyla Vera reunited with her parents when she first came to the United States after spending three years apart from them.

Produced by Roger Hernandez, Ram Jacob Yanto and Keyla Vera Ortigoza, students of Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Allison Gamlen. Mentor support provided by the PBS NewsHour.

See the full series: New Americans: immigration, identity and community through the eyes of teenagers