The mother of , , , and . Generose fled with her three boys from civil war between the Hutus and Tutsis peoples in Burundi, Africa. They had landed in Mozambique and spent four years in a refugee camp before being accepted for resettlement in Clarkston. Alyah is born shortly after their arrival, but Alyah’s father is unable to obtain papers to immigrate to the United States. Thus, Generose must care for her family essentially alone. She is surprised by the fact that she has to choose between working and taking care of her children. She is forced to spend the day with the baby, and then leave Alyah with her sons in the evening while she goes to work.