A New Life: Immigrant from China

A New Life: Immigrant from China

My dad was born and raised in Hefei, China. He was a hardworking student who attended the University of Science and Technology of China, a school in his hometown. He completed all his pre-PhD education in China and came to the United States to continue his academic...
Percent Denied Asylum in Each Country 2020

Percent Denied Asylum in Each Country 2020

https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/630/ This bar graph shows the percent of people denied asylum who requested for it in the year 2020 in different countries, mostly in the continents of Asia and South America, though Mexico is in North America and Cameroon is...
Mediterranean Blue (Naomi Shihab Nye)

Mediterranean Blue (Naomi Shihab Nye)

In my group, we analyzed the poem “Mediterranean Blue” by Naomi Shihab Nye (2019). The author is an Arab-American, and the poem responds to the refugee migrant crisis (of people from the Middle East to Europe). The poem addresses the reader as...
Pelmeni

Pelmeni

Pelmeni are Russian dumplings, with an outside dough made from flour, water, eggs, and salt, and different inside fillings. In Brighton Beach, we visited a restaurant called Tatiana Grill, which served many types of pelmeni. We got ones with a potato and cheese...
Sushki

Sushki

Sushki are dry and crunchy bread rings with a subtle sweet flavor. They are made from flour, water, eggs, sugar, and salt, which combine to form a sweet dough. Sushki are boiled in water, then baked in an oven. They originate from Russia (translating to “dry...