Ask me no questions - marina budhos

The author of Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers pens a moving story about two teenage sisters, originally from Bangladesh, whose family lives illegally in New York City.

After 9/11, immigration regulations change, forcing the family to seek asylum.

You forget.

You forget you dont really exist here, that this isnt your home.

Since emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her family have been living in New York City on expired visas, hoping to realize their dream of becoming legal U.

citizens.

But after 9/11, everything changes.

Suddenly being Muslim means you are dangerous -- a suspected terrorist.

When Nadiras father is arrested and detained at the U.

-Canadian border, Nadira and her older sister, Aisha, are told to carry on as if everything is the same.

The teachers at Flushing High dont ask any questions, but Aisha falls apart.

Nothing matters to her anymore -- not even college.

Its up to Nadira to be the strong one and bring her family back together again.