Alabama and Argentina。 Cleveland， Columbus， Cuba， and Czechoslovakia。 Guinea， Haiti， and Kent。 Mauritania and Mexico。 New Jersey， New York， Panama， and Romania。 Sierra Leone and South Sudan。 Youngstown and Vietnam。

What do these places have in common？

Find out as you read Far From Their Eyes: Ohio Migration Anthology， Volume I。 Each story， essay， painting， and poem in this anthology is rooted in at least two worlds—the physical place where its creator lives， today， and the place from which they and their ancestors came。

Far From Their Eyes is a collection of essays， short stories， poems， interviews， and artwork from people with connections to Ohio and to migration。 Hear from a descendant of African Americans who moved to Cleveland during the Great Migration; a daughter of Holocaust survivors; a future leader of Sierra Leone， enrolled in an Ohio law school; and a fifth grader who wrote her grandpa’s life story。 Paintings from Cuban-born Eldis Rodriguez-Baez and Bol Aweng of Sudan bleed off of the cover and pages。

The anthology provokes connections across cultures， borders， languages， and time， for readers who are open to seeing them。 This includes experiences with colonialism， supremacy， slavery， and migration—starting with the Native peoples who once lived on “Ohiyo” land—as well as striving: building the lives we want to see for ourselves， our families， and our communities。 The taste left on the tongue is that “we are all just people， with equal worth and dreams。”

Proceeds from sales of Far From Their Eyes are divided among contributors， with a portion donated to the Ohio Center for Strategic Immigration Litigation & Outreach （OCSILiO） and the Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers （CABS）。

The Anthology is published by Anacaona for the Ohio Immigrant Alliance （OHIA）。 Follow OHIA on Facebook， Instagram， Pinterest， and Twitter。