January 01, 2008 | Foreign Exchange
Donate NowAfter Liberia's 14-year civil war a generation of youth were left knowing nothing but war. Some remained in Liberia, while others fled to places such as Staten Island. Reporter Ruthie Ackerman and photographer Andre Lamberston travel from Staten Island to Liberia to explore the challenges facing youth in post-war Liberia and see what happens when they arrive on American soil.