LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two Jefferson County Public School students wrote and illustrated a book inspired by their experience coming to America and acclimating in school. Now, the high school students are reading their story to elementary students, hoping to inspire young people to celebrate each other’s cultural differences.

Aylin Munoz and Ramon Miranda are senior high school students at Fairdale High School in Louisville. The two friends came to America from Mexico when they were in elementary school but said they both had difficulty acclimating to such an unfamiliar environment.

“I came with my older siblings, who did not know English,” said Miranda, “so all we spoke at home was Spanish. When I came to school, I felt really different from others.”

“Yeah, I grew up in Mexico but came here

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