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We're excited to continue our grantees spotlight series, now featuring the grantees and projects supported by our latest #ImpactCampaignFund! The fund addresses a resource gap in the nonfiction space for impact and audience engagement-related projects by and for underrepresented communities in the U.S. Learn more: https://buff.ly/lk6hxZq - 'Commuted,' Nailah Jefferson: When Danielle Metz’s triple life sentence was commuted, she got a rare chance to regain the life and family that she’d been dreaming about in prison. But back home in New Orleans, she steps into a different reality. 'Commuted' traces Danielle’s journey to find purpose and love and to confront the wounds of incarceration that linger after her release from prison. - 'Between Goodbyes', Jota Mun: When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to the surface alongside tenderness, humor, and tenacity. - 'Dear Aloha,' Cris Romento: 'Dear Aloha' is a heartfelt story of the meaning of aloha through the lives of Diasporic Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest, and how it sustains them across distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, in Hawai‘i, locals confront the lasting impact of colonization that has Hawaiians disappearing from their homeland. - 'Exodus Stories,; Ilse Fernandez: 'Exodus Stories' provides an intimate look at the high-stakes journeys of three Central American immigrants who join migrant caravans, risking everything to escape violence as they seek refuge in the U.S. Amid the escalating assault on the institution of asylum, their unyielding spirits defy relentless challenges and systemic barriers. (fb)