Pistachio Baklava

Pistachio Baklava

While trying different Arabic foods in Paterson, NJ, I tried this baklava and it was delicious. It is many layers of dough, some pistachios in between some of the layers, and honey syrup in some of the layers. It is a super sweet pastry, but definitely worth...
Baklavas

Baklavas

I’ve often heard of the food baklavas, but I have never tried these Middle Eastern delicacies before. When I first tried the baklavas Dr. Dickerson brought in, my first reaction was at how sweet these desserts were. Then, when I reached the center, which was...
Far Away From Home

Far Away From Home

My mother, Amna Pervaiz Bajwa, was born in 1978 and grew up in Pakistan. My whole life I have heard stories about her childhood but I never really asked how she moved to America or why she decided to. My mom received her American citizenship in 1995 after waiting for...
Refugee Blues: W.H. Auden

Refugee Blues: W.H. Auden

Refugee Blues is a poem written by W.H. Auden. The poem describes the difficulty of Jewish people who were forced to flee their homes during the holocaust it seems and the adversities that are faced vs the freedom others are allowed to have during this period. The...
My grandmother

My grandmother

My grandmother is not like any grandmother that everyone has met. My grandmother has her very own special story. She was born in the Soviet Union, in 1940, during the Holocaust. It was a very dangerous time period, and as a little girl, she saw basically, her whole...