Foster High School, the only high school in the Tukwila School District, is situated in a physical and social environment typical of border areas: one of tension and caution, of wholesomeness and immigrant families. Inside Foster are tight corridors representing 51 nations and 44 languages, ranging from East-African to Russian-­Turkish, from Iraqi to homegrown youth of Tukwila. Not having a high school diploma herself, my mom didn’t know how to encourage going to college. The immigrant experience is something that binds my students together—the shared struggle of integration into US culture, of learning English along with the typical challenges of adolescence. For further information on Foster High School, including changes it has made to increase math achievement and graduation rates, read Seattle Times story, “The revival of Foster High: School filled with refugees makes a comeback.”