Part 1:

This collection addresses the issue of immigrant children or children of immigrants and their adjustment to American schools, with each article providing a solution to a different problem these immigrant students face. These problems include the difficulty of learning english in school and violent bullying/racial discrimination against immigrants in schools. These stories are linked to the issue of challenges faced by immigrants or their children that we discussed in class. I appreciated the solutions to the issue of learning english from two of the articles. One suggested creative learning through lessons in drama and dance, while the other discussed a movement of new schools for immigrants, where they learn english through completion of their studies so they remain interested in school and learning. Both have proved to be relatively successful. The solution offered to the issue of bullying, violence, and discrimination in schools, even the most diverse schools, was interesting but I don't think it went far enough. The article discussed the banning of the word "chanchi" which means "piglet" (a racial slur used in D.C. schools), but I think there needs to be more internalization by the school's community that treating these students this way will not be tolerated and is not right, whether this is done through harsher punishments or restorative justice. I really enjoyed reading solutions to problems, rather than just hearing about the problems like most news stories. This was an interesting experience and it definitely made me feel more optimistic and gave me hope that these issues can be solved through creative thinking.

Part 2:

The person I shared my collection with was my roommate, Anne. She responded in a very positive way to the articles I shared with her. She described the articles as "constructive" and stated that she would like to read more news articles that provide solutions rather than just presenting a problem. Anne seemed pretty aware of the issue of segregation with immigrants, but was slightly surprised, like me, that it happened at such a young age in schools. The idea of creative learning and breaking the poverty cycle were very appealing to us both and we had similar responses to the collection. Anne loved having the opportunity to read these articles and appreciated the idea of solutions journalism. I, personally, love the idea of solutions in news articles rather than just issues. I think this would put a more optimistic perception of world events and the media out there. 

In considering context of reception in relation to these articles, all three of these have similar contexts of reception considering that they are all pretty welcoming contexts (San Diego, D.C., and New York). So using solutions like creative learning, violence reduction counselors, and non-profits to address the issue of poverty with immigrants, will be more easily accepted than in a hostile context of reception. Although each solution was suggested for a different gateway (San Diego is post-WWII, New York is continuous, and D.C. is emerging), I don't think this will affect how people respond to them as much as the context of reception. There are varying micro and macro aggressions, but for the most part, each community would be pretty welcoming to these solutions because they are pretty liberal and accepting areas. I think these solutions would be most successful in a welcoming context of reception, like the places in which they were suggested.