When in middle school, Taskesen felt forced to bury her heritage as she struggled to find a way to assimilate into American culture. A Search for IdentityIn middle school, Taskesen tried, methodically, to find her people. By upper elementary school at BHIS, she was reading above grade level and doing middle school math work. (Photo: Alex Garland)But in a South End middle school, Taskesen was faced with an altogether different conundrum: how to avoid standing out. The after-school program blends science and math courses with Middle Eastern and North Africa cultures.
