MVYLI Youth Essay Excerpts
If people of all cultures got together and got to know each other as individual people for who they are and not what people think there culture is, or what race they are, differences could be celebrated.
Kristine Hopkins, Junior
I love to get to know people that are multicultural. Each person has a different story and each one of them will impact you in a different way. The island is filled with multi-cultured people and not everyone knows it. We are all a big community, a big family filled with amazing stories to share with one another.
Taynara Goncaleves, Sophomore
In high school I saw a stereotypical image people had of Brazilians. I reached out and invited them to a luncheon hosted by MVYLI. All these kids stated their dreams for their lives and their island. They want to be lawyers, doctors and other careers. I was happy, and proud of them.
Marcelle Alves, Sophomore
I've lived on Martha's Vineyard my whole life, like my mother. In seventh grade I finally went to the Cape Verde Islands. People were so welcoming, open, loving and giving. It was an honor to know these wonderful people were related to me. I want to be like them, welcoming, open, loving and giving.
Lucie Doughtery-Soares, Sophomore