"WE FIGHT TO REMAIN VISIBLE"
Three second-generation teens from Toronto navigate the everyday pressures of high school and their futures.
Social & External
The people behind it
Maryan Haye
Munira (Mo)
Terry He
Lee
Chloe Nava
Sharon
Minhaj Monnan
Abdi
Angela Xu
Yuna
Steve Kasan
Roshan
Alethea Annirood
Ana
Jennifer Deadman
Mrs.Robbins
Mohamed Ahmed Abdulkadir
Ali
Andrew Knights
Chuck
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