I Learn America (2013)

The children of immigration here to stay are the new Americans How we fare in welcoming them will determine the nature of this country in the 21st century and beyond The International High School is a New York City public school dedicated to serving newly arrived immigrant teenagers with more than 300 students speaking twodozen languages from 50 countries The students strive to master English adapt to families they havent seen in years confront the universal trials of adolescence and search for a future they can claim as their own In I Learn America five resilient immigrant teenagers come together over a year at the International High School at Lafayette and struggle to learn their new land Through these five vibrant young people their stories and struggles and their willingness to open their lives and share them with us we learn America