Bronx Princess follows headstrong 17-year-old Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana. Set during the tumultuous summer between high-school and college, Bronx Princess tells Rocky's coming-of-age story. By confronting her immigrant parents' ideas of adulthood, Rocky reconciles her African heritage with her dream of independence.
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Bronx Princess is also behind an outreach campaign to improve access to educational resources for urban youth and bridge the educational divide in immigrant families. The goal is to remove the obstacles that immigrant and low-income youth face when seeking post-secondary education. To learn more, visit www.bronxprincess.com.
