Elly Fishman is a journalist whose work chronicles stories of struggle and resilience inside American cities. Her first book “Refugee High: Coming of Age in America” follows the students and faculty at Chicago’s Roger C. Sullivan High School. The book won the prestigious Studs and Ida Terkel Prize for a first book in the public interest. A Chicago native and graduate of The University of Chicago, Fishman currently lives in Milwaukee with her husband and their daughter.