. >> beson and her brother josef were born and raised in berlin. to be treated like outsiders. >> many of my schoolteachers underestimated me. they didn't know how much i was capable of and didn't ask me to participate very often. that made me so angry and sad that i stormed out of the classroom one day. i cried. the teachers came after me, and asked me what was up. and i told them, you never pick me. they said from then on, they would treat me differently. >> beson is an a grade student, who came top of the class three times in a row. kalsoumy is from berlin, too. she will start studying sociology in autumn. growing up, her mother ulrike quickly noticed her daughter kalsoumy had a hard time fitting in. >> like many girls her age, she wanted to do ballet. you know, wear a pink tutu and jump around. but she was all glum after her first t lesson. she was only three years old then, telling me, mum, i don't want to be brown anymore. i was so sad for her, and instantly sensed that even at that age, she felt like an outsider, like she was always going to