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.
Reporter: Stella M. Chávez
Videographer: Mark Birnbaum
Photographer: Christina Ulsh
Digital News Editor: Eric Aasen
Designer/Developer: Ryan Tainter
Executive Producer: Jeff Whittington
Vice President, News: Rick Holter
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.
This project was reported with assistance from an Institute for Justice & Journalism fellowship.
