Cheryl Collins Isaac is a Liberian American writer who is a war survivor of the First Liberian Civil war. Cheryl writes stories that amplify the voices of marginalized women who are war survivors and who are trying to overcome challenges. In this episode, Cheryl discusses her experiences as a child separated from her family in a war shelter and living in fear, extreme hunger and poverty… the resourcefulness, resilience and optimism of women who galvanize…the magnetic power of books, of education, of dreaming beyond one’s present circumstances… how immigrants struggle and how community volunteerism can shape lives… realizing how important our voices and our stories are and finding what moves and motivates us. (Liberia and USA)
