Author: Bruno Shapiro

  • History warned us about mass deportations

    In 1943, Anne Frank wrote that “terrible things are happening outside… poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared,” in her diary, “The Diary of a Young Girl.” These same…

  • Immigrant teachers share their stories

    Whether you are in your assigned seat or passing by an open door, any glimpse of a teacher’s classroom can tell a part of their story. For teachers who have immigrated to the U.S., they share both a part of themselves and their culture in their classrooms.  Danielle Ellis teaches AP and IB Psychology…

  • The T.O. community navigates power outages

    With the traffic lights dark and the shopping centers empty, Thousand Oaks looks like a ghost town while residents adapt to life without electricity. Today, our society revolves around technology, and for many families, it is a hardship to live without power. As a precaution against fires during the harsh wind conditions, Southern California…