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Hassania Moussa, 18, originally from the Central Africa Republic, at left, and Evete Lize Mafene, 18, originally from Uganda, wait for a beginner’s ESL class to begin at Sullivan High School.
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Ismael Hasan waits for a beginner’s ESL class to begin at Sullivan High School.
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Console Uwase, 16 and originally from Rwanda, poses for a portrait during class with ESL teacher Sarah Quintenz at Sullivan High School.
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Hossein Moussa, 18 and originally from the Central Africa Republic, poses for a portrait during class with ESL teacher Sarah Quintenz at Sullivan High School.
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ESL homework for teacher Sarah Quintenz at Sullivan High School.
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At left, Samira Ahmed, originally from Somalia, and Absalat Berhanu, originally from Ethiopia, trace the logo of Sullivan High School during an ESL geometry class.
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At right, Samira Ahmed, originally from Somalia, enjoys lunch with friends at Sullivan High School during an ESL geometry class.
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Tresia Niyingeneye, originally from Mozambique, waits for a beginner’s ESL class to begin at Sullivan High School.
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Sixteen-year-old twins Hassan Abdul Samad, at left, and Hussein Abdul Samad, originally from Malaysia, pose for a portrait in the hallway at Sullivan High School.
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Sullivan High School, located in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, has a student body population that is 45 percent foreign-born.
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Principal Chad Adams speaks with a committee of parents at Sullivan High School.
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From left, Didier Ngabonziza, Francoise Mutesi, and Console Uwase work on homework together before class with ESL teacher Sarah Quintenz at Sullivan High School.
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Huddled at right: Thang Khup, at left and originally from Myanmar, and Rafael Santos talk outside of Sullivan High School.
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