Growing up in Italy as the daughter of immigrant parents, Anabely Canari reflects on the search for belonging that many children of immigrants share. Stereotypes about their communities push them to distance themselves and to choose between being the "good" or the "bad" one. While their parents work long hours for the family's future, these young people carry the duty to be the best son or daughter they can be, and they make many decisions on their own. When they choose "wrongly", society is quick to judge. She also talks about groups of teenagers, known in Italy as "Marranza", who try to grow up together and are often defined from the outside. In her view, authorities present young people with a migration background as the enemy, even though the real causes are cuts to education, healthcare and the job sector. She calls for institutions to do better by funding NGOs and schools, instead of just punishing the easiest target.
