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Disappointed by lack of Press coverage

by Hilary Maglothin  ·   Friday, October 4, 2024

In this week’s edition of the Harvard Press, I was happy to see the front page photo featuring the interactive exhibit brought to The Harvard General Store by beloved local and recent Bromfield graduate Behishta Kabir. I could not wait to read the article written about her and the work it took to create her incredibly well done exhibit.

And yet, there was no article. I looked through the paper three times thinking I must have missed it, but I did not. Given the importance of this exhibit, and the prominent photo on the front cover of the paper, I for sure thought there would be a wonderful article to follow. An article chronicling the journeys of both refugee families to our country, and how we, the town of Harvard, came to be lucky enough to welcome them to our community. I thought we would read about Behishta not knowing a word of English three years ago, how she has learned English, how she got a job at the store, how she had graduated high school and entered college. I thought we may learn a bit about how she spent nearly a year putting together this interactive exhibit to share.

There is so much of a wonderful story for both families which could have been told. But instead we saw a photo of some folks enjoying her exhibit. Not even a picture of Behishta. I think a huge mark was missed. While many of us now know more of their story because of the exhibit, each family deserves to have their story properly told. I was certainly disappointed by how the Harvard Press handled (or completely did not) this fabulous opportunity.

Hilary Maglothin
Old Littleton Road

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